JAKARTA: Mr Rudi pulled up next to a pump in a petrol station in Jakarta. He lifted a grey nozzle and filled up his truck with palm oil-based B20 biodiesel. At 5,150 rupiah (US$0.37) a litre, the biodiesel is half the price of the regular diesel available at all petrol stations. “B20 is more affordable. […]

KUALA LUMPUR: Several major policies to enhance the sustainability of the oil palm industry were outlined at the MPOB International Palm Oil Congress and Exhibition (PIPOC). Secretary-General of the Ministry of Primary Industries Datuk Dr Tan Yew Chong, in his plenary session, shared the government’s ongoing efforts to strengthen the position of the country’s oil […]

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia, the second-biggest producer and exporter of palm oil after Indonesia, will enforce regulations to ensure that by 2021 its palm oil meets new food safety standards under consideration by the European Union, a minister said on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: Indonesian worker Abdul Rahim Gani, 32, carries oil palm fruits at […]

JAKARTA, Nov 18 (Reuters) – * Indonesia’s energy ministry approved an additional allocation of 72,000 kilo litres (KL) of fatty acid methyl ester (FAME), made from palm oil, to run a comprehensive trial for its B30 programme, an official said on Monday. * The country aims to implement the B30 in 2020 – a mandatory […]

MANILA — Power consumers from Pangasinan and Cebu are set to benefit from the three waste-to-energy facilities that are worth USD230 million and are expected to begin operations by 2022. In an interview on the sidelines of the Waste-to-Energy Summit held in Quezon City on Friday, Integrated Green Technology (IGT) president and chief executive officer, […]

On-site power generator INNIO could help develop a microgrid project in Thailand. INNIO signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) to support development of a microgrid demonstration at EGAT’s proposed zero-emissions energy excellence center. The authority is planning to install a Jenbacher gas engine from INNIO which would […]

The Energy Ministry has set a time frame to transition to gasohol E20 as the primary petrol grade by early next year, while phasing out gasohol 91 to boost the value of commodity crops used in biofuel, says Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong. “We want to make agricultural commodities like palm oil, sugar and cassava have […]

Nusa Dua. Djoko Siswanto, secretary general of the National Energy Committee, said Indonesia is developing green fuel as an end-product of palm oil, to reduce the country’s reliance on costly oil imports. Green fuel is a mix of palm oil and regular fuel. “We are testing it at two of our refineries, Dumai and Plaju. We are […]

The recent advent of a circular economy highlights the importance of anaerobic digestion and biogas. Anaerobic digestion is a process where large organic matter is broken down into small molecules in the absence of oxygen. During this process, biogas is produced, which consists of 60-70 per cent methane and 30-35 per cent carbon dioxide, with the remainder being […]

THE CAMBODIAN government is seeking a private partner to invest in a waste to energy plant to be developed in Phnom Penh. Reports in Phnom Penh Post said the government had asked the Ministry of Mines and Energy to look into this. The city generates more than 3,000 tonnes of rubbish daily and is currently […]