The Philippines gets malunggay biodiesel plant
US Green Energy Technology (GET) and the Philippines-based biotechnology firm Secura International (SIC) have signed an agreement to construct a $30 million (€23.7 million) biodiesel plant using malunggay oil as feedstock.
Malunggay is a versatile plant that can grow anywhere, except in rice-growing, flooded areas. It is suitable for rainfall of less than 1,000 millimeters a year and needs little maintenance and irrigation.
An estimated 500 tonnes of oil will be produced a day at the plant.
The company is targeting a malunggay farm network of 500,000 hectares, SIC president Danilo Manayaga says. This is small compared to the 60 million hectares that the world needs to meet its biofuel requirements.
Based on a study, investors can erect a crushing facility for biodiesel production for every 1,000-hectare area.
A malunggay biodiesel plant can have a capacity of 10 million or 20 million gallons a year, with expansion of the feedstock plantation. It is estimated that one hectare of malunggay land can produce 8,000 litres of oil.
Malunggay is a versatile plant that can grow anywhere, except in rice-growing, flooded areas. It is suitable for rainfall of less than 1,000 millimeters a year and needs little maintenance and irrigation.
An estimated 500 tonnes of oil will be produced a day at the plant.
The company is targeting a malunggay farm network of 500,000 hectares, SIC president Danilo Manayaga says. This is small compared to the 60 million hectares that the world needs to meet its biofuel requirements.
Based on a study, investors can erect a crushing facility for biodiesel production for every 1,000-hectare area.
A malunggay biodiesel plant can have a capacity of 10 million or 20 million gallons a year, with expansion of the feedstock plantation. It is estimated that one hectare of malunggay land can produce 8,000 litres of oil.
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