Biogas CHP saves for Philippine food firm

Biogas CHP saves for Philippine food firm

A waste-to-energy combined heat and power (CHP) project in the Philippines
has realized substantial power and fuel savings after a year of operation,
developer GE says.

The 2.8 MW plant, which came online in 2015, serves a pineapple cannery
operated by food conglomerate Del Monte Philippines Inc in the city of
Cagayan de Oro. Its two GE Jenbacher J420 gas engines run on biogas gleaned
from treated wastewater from the pineapple production process.

The CHP plant powers the operations of the cannery and the processing plant,
using the excess heat to power the boiler.

In addition to reducing its reliance on the national grid, the plant has
saved Del Monte 25% in annual power consumption and 9% in annual fuel costs,
as well as reducing production costs, waste and carbon emissions, GE said.

'As our demands for reliable and secure electricity continue to grow, we
considered ways to generate on-site power that would fit into the region's
strategy to reduce the carbon footprint in the Philippines while also
supporting our growing investment and employment in the country,' said
Francisco T Molas, Del Monte Philippines group head for Mindanao operations.

'The anaerobic treatment is an excellent alternative to existing aerobic
systems,' he added. 'We can turn our biowaste into biogas to produce on-site
power and heat for the cannery.'

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

www.aptthailand.com