Biomass Waste-to-Energy Plant Set for the Philippines
May 27, 2015http://www.waste-management-world.com/articles/2015/05/8-8-mw-biomass-waste-to-energy-plant-set-for-the-philippines.html
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An 8.8-megawatt (MW) facility using GE's gas engines will use organic waste from sugar cane and molasses from an alcohol distillery to power 22,000 homes in the Philippines.
Aboitiz Power subsidiary's Aseagas Corporation has signed agreement with GE's Distributed Power business to power its first waste-to-energy plant in Lian, Batangas in the Philippines. The plant will generate by-products of fertilizer and CO2, which can be sold to farmers and beverage companies.
The Department of Energy has stated that the Philippines' supply of biomass has the potential to generate 40% of the country's energy needs, if developed.
Juan Alfonso, chief operating officer of Aseagas, said: "I think there's a huge potential for biomass energy in the Philippines. Our population of about 100 million is bound to generate abundant biomass resources including agricultural crop residues, animal wastes and agro-industrial wastes."
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