The Philippines is looking at increasing the coconut methyl ester (CME) blend in diesel to as much as 4 percent (B4) from the current 2 percent (B2), according to a Global Agricultural Information Network (Gain) report.

NEWS from Kuningan, Jakarta, on Friday, March 6, came as a shock to Yudi Prabangkara. That weekend, Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Deputy Chair Nurul Ghufron mentioned Presidential Regulation No. 35/2018, which was initiated by the coordinating ministry for maritime affairs and investment, where Yudi is assistant deputy for the infrastructure, mining, and energy division.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 9): PLB Engineering Bhd’s 65%-owned subsidiary PLB Terang Sdn Bhd (PLBT) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Welle Environmental & Renewable Energy Sdn Bhd to jointly set up a municipal solid waste-to-energy (WTE) plant in Penang.

State electricity company PLN’s subsidiary, PT Pembangkitan Jawa Bali (PJB), aims to complete biomass mixing tests on its 15 coal-fired power plants by the end of this year as the company vows to reduce its greenhouse gas footprint, an executive says.

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia’s initiatives to use palm-based biodiesel as fuel will reduce stock and stabilise commodity prices amid attempts by others to restrict its export and sales, said the Prime Minister. Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who drove home the point when he arrived for the launch of the B10 biodiesel at the wheel of a Peugeot […]

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 15): China has expressed its intention to buy another 500,000 tonnes of palm oil from Malaysia provided the prices are competitive, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad says today. This follows his official visit to China in August, he added. “China has stated that it is prepared to import an additional 500,000 […]

MANILA, Philippines — PNOC Renewables Corp. (PNOC-RC), the renewable energy arm of state-run Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC), has partnered with the local government of Baguio to explore waste-to-energy development. PNOC-RC and the local government unit of Baguio recently signed a memorandum of understanding to support waste-to-energy development and sustainable solid waste management of the […]

Vietnam needed to develop policies to encourage investments in waste-to-energy, also called bioenergy, which would significantly contribute to protecting the environment, experts have said.

Acropower, a subsidiary of Acromec, an engineering firm based in Singapore, has signed an agreement with Chew’s Agriculture, a commercial egg producer in Singapore, which will allow Acropower to acquire poultry waste from Chew’s Agriculture for it to be converted into biogas. The biogas will then be used to generate electricity. Acropower stated in a […]