On
August 14th, 2013, the Department of Agriculture (Philippines) held
a business meeting with Ana Shell, owner of the Fund known as the ’Territory of Shell’ (www.anashell.com), and NRGLab Company
(Singapore) (www.nrglab.asia) in
conjunction with Atty. Emerson U. Palad, Undersecretary & Chief of Staff of
the Department of Agriculture (Philippines), Manuel Jose C. Regalado, Deputy
Executive Director of Philippine Rice Research Institute, Rex L. Bingabing,
Executive Director, Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and
Mechanization (PHILMECH), science research specialists of the Department of
Energy jointly with Jamie Joseph Q. Castillo.
The
Philippines annually produces up to 1.0 billion tons of biomass, which has an energy
equivalency of about 200 million tons of LNG (worth $100 billion).
For
power purposes, it is technically possible for the Philippines to consume up to
500 million tons of shrub biomass (coconut trees, paddy rice, banana and
pineapple waste, mango, etc.) on a yearly basis.
Gasification
of 500 million tons of biomass per year has a fuel equivalency of 100 million
tons of LNG. Cost recovery of the construction of a power plant from synthetic
gas (syngas) is 3 years after the plant’s launch.
Potential
use of biomass in the Philippines can help replace coal, gas or oil burned for
electricity production. Moreover, carbon dioxide emissions would be cut in half.
One
issue that was intensely discussed at the business meeting was NRGLab’s construction
of the first gasification plant, using its intellectual turbine at 25 mWh (with
a cost of about $25 million).
Feedstock
for such a plant would be supplied by Filipino farmers at $25/ton.
One
operational year of the plant would require 210,000 tons of agricultural waste
(feedstock) at a cost of $5,250,000. From this agricultural feedstock, 215
billion kWh of electricity would be produced. The average selling price of this
electricity is $0.12, equivalent to an earnings ratio of $25.8 million.
Follow
the link below to learn more about gasification program: http://www.nrglab.asia/projects/gasificationprogram.html
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