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Global Bioenergy Industry News
News from Philippines
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Toyota to Build Biodiesel Plans in Philippines PHILIPPINES - The Toyota Tsusho Corp is planning to build a biodiesel plant in the Philippines.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
SK Firm to Start Construction of Biomass Plant PHILIPPINES - A Korean energy company will start the construction of a 30-megawatt (MW) biomass power plant in Palawan next month.
Monday, February 08, 2010
Napocor to Build 42 MW Biomass Plant PHILIPPINES - The National Power Corp (Napocor) in teh Philippines has signed an agreement with French-based renewable energy company, Enertine, to build a 22MW to 42MW biomass power plant for...
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Trans-Asia Oil to Invest $300M in10 Wind Farms PHILIPPINES - Trans-Asia Oil and Energy Development Corp, part of the Philippine company PHINMA, is to spend $300 million on wind power projects.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Philippines Seeks US Investment for Ethanol PHILIPPINES - The Philippines Government is looking for investment from the US to back non traditional technology to expand ethanol production.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Ethanol Plant for Isabela PHILIPPINES - Work is expected to start soon on a 54 million litre a year ethanol plant in San Mariano, Isabela.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Biomass Plants Planned for Philippines PHILIPPINES - A company that specialises in biomass and hydroelectric technology in Southeast Asia, the Pacific and Australia has put forward plans to build 24 biomass plants in the Philippi...
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Gin Producers to Shift to Ethanol PHILIPPINES - The Philippine Department of Energy is encouraging gin producers to shift production to ethanol, in a bid to bridge the gap in supply that is anticipated by 2011.
Monday, December 21, 2009
ADB Gives Wind Projects a Boost with $4-M Grant PHILIPPINES - The Asian Development Bank is providing $3.87 million in technical assistance grants to put up wind power generating systems, which could provide remote communities in Asia access...
Thursday, December 17, 2009
RP-Based Brit Firm to Invest in Biomass Power Projects PHILIPPINES - Filipino-British firm Global Green Power Plc Corp. (GGP) plans to invest up to $1 billion to put up a combined 420 megawatts (MW) of biomass power plant projects within eight years,...
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Sugar Producers Form Energy Alliance PHILIPPINES - Sugar producers in the Philippines have joined together in the Renewable Biomass Energy Alliance to boost energy supply in the Visayas.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Korean Investors for Puerto Princesa Biomass Plant PHILIPPINES -- A 30MW biomass facility is to build in Puerto Princesa City that will provide clean and environment-friendly energy source in the country's "City within a Forest".
Monday, November 16, 2009
Plans for 100,000 Litre Ethanol Plant PHILIPPINES - Alsons Consolidated Resources is to build a 100,000 litre a day ethanol plant in Mindanao through its subsidiary Northern Mindanao Biofuels Corp (NMBC).
Monday, November 02, 2009
Go-ahead for Seven Biofuel Plants PHILIPPINES - The Philippine Department of Energy has given the go-ahead to seven new biofuel projects worth P7 billion.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
US Investors Look to Filippino Biofuels PHILIPPINES - A group of US investors is in Davao for trade mission looking at opportunities for investment in biofuel crops, among other sectors.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
US SeeksPartnership with RP in Research on Biofuel PHILIPPINES - Visiting US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said yesterday that the US government is seeking partnership with the Philippines in terms of research on biofuel.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Bipi to Build Ethanol Plant PHILIPPINES - Biofuels International Philippines Inc. (Bipi) has joined forces with a group of foreign investors to build an ethanol plant in Murcia town in Negros Occidental.
Friday, October 16, 2009
US Firm to Invest up to $12M on Biomass PHILIPPINES - A US-based clean energy firm plans to invest $4 million to $12 million for a renewable energy power plant using biomass in Luzon.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Producers to Benefit from Rising Ethanol Prices PHILIPPINES - The rising international price of ethanol is expected to benefit local producers of the biofuel who supply oil companies’ requirements, an industry official said.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Ceramics Company Converts to Biomass PHILIPPINES - Ceramics manufacturer Mariwasa Siam Ceramics is to convert its existing bunker-fired power plant into a biomass power plant.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Ethanol Plant Planned for Isabela PHILIPPINES - Plans are being put forward to build a $100 million ethanol plant in San Mariano, Isabela on the Philippines.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Bronzeoak to Invest in Philippines PHILIPPINES - British bioenergy company Bronzeoak has pledged an investment of P6 billion in the Philippine biofuels industry following a business meeting with President Arroyo in London.
Friday, September 18, 2009
San Carlos Ethanol Plant Opened PHILIPPINES - The P3 billion (peso) San Carlos Bioenergy Inc (SCBI) ethanol power plant - the first in Southeast Asia - was recently formally opened by Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Philippines Moves Closer to Mandate Target PHILIPPINES - Ethanol producers in the Philippines have given a guarantee that domestic supply of the biofuel will reach 218 million litres by 2011 - falling just short of the targeted 220 million...
Friday, September 11, 2009
Two New Ethanol Plants Set for Philippines PHILIPPINES - Two new ethanol plants are to be commissioned in the Roxas province of the Philippines next year.

