Philippines: Boracay seen as pilot site for waste-to-energy project

Philippines: Boracay seen as pilot site for waste-to-energy project

This resort island is being eyed as a pilot site for the implementation of a
waste-to-energy project that will use waste cooking oil (WCO) as substitute
for diesel.

The project plans to employ Renergy, a fuel management device that enables
the use of WCO as fuel for generators without chemical process.

Renergy is a technology from Japan but first implemented in the Philippines,
said Jay Carandang, general manager of Renergy System Incorporated (RSI),
the manufacturer of the technology.

Using Renergy, generators can run using 70 percent WCO and only 30 percent
diesel. One energy device costs from PHP2 million to PHP2.6 million.

The project particularly aims to help in the management of WCO generated by
various establishments in the world-famous island visited by over one
million tourists yearly.

WCO, however, is considered by the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR) as hazardous waste.

At least 1,000 liters of WCO is collected on the island daily, said
Carandang, based on a survey conducted by their firm in 2015.

"This could be higher now because of the continued increase of restaurants
and establishments on the island," he said.

The local government here is phasing out all diesel-powered engines in
Boracay and will replace it with e-trikes which will need a consistent power
supply.

"Renergy is a technology focused on the environment. It is a waste-to-energy
initiative," said Carandang.

Carandang said the island-wide implementation of Renergy Project has been
chosen as one of the priority projects of the Japanese International
Cooperation Agency (JICA), an agency of the Japanese government that
provides bilateral aid in the form of technical cooperation, loans, and
grant aid.

Carandang said this is not, however, the first time the technology will be
used on the island.

He said a resort in Station 1 is already using the technology since 2015.

The project, however, is still subject to the approval of the LGU of Malay
which will be the implementing partner of RSI.

Once a memorandum of agreement between the LGU and RSI is signed, JICA will
help finance the bulk of the project cost, said Carandang.

He said the project is in line with the Japanese government's commitment to
the Paris Climate Agreement, particularly on reducing carbon emissions by
minimizing diesel use.

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Link to Original Article: http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1007543

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

www.aptthailand.com