Coco-biodiesel may solve country's dependence on oil imports
- Published on Wednesday, 17 August 2011 12:55
- Category: National
by Jerome Carlo R. Paunan
QUEZON CITY, Aug. 16 (PIA) -- The Aquino administration is eying the potential of the oil derived from coconuts or "coco-biodiesel" to reduce the country's overdependence on imported fuels, an official from the Philippine Coconut Authority said Tuesday.
During the CNEX - Talking Points forum held at the Philippine Information Agency, PCA public relations officer Thelma Tolentino said government is considering to increase the current minimum two percent blend of coco-diesel due to its many benefits.
Although Tolentino did not mention a definite date of implementation, the Department of Energy earlier issued a policy that aims to increase to five percent the current mixture, to around 10 percent by 2015.
She said the potential of coco-biodiesel goes beyond its financial rewards to the millions of coconut farmers in the country.
We must also take into consideration its benefits to the economy and the environment, she said.
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A recent study showed that coconut farmers stand to earn more than P2 billion per year in the sale of coconut oil, a primary ingredient of the coco-biodiesel.
Likewise, coco-biodiesel enhances the combustion performance of diesel engines for better effeciency and less pollution produced.
It said that the inherent oxygen content of coco-biodiesel promotes better combustion in the engine which translates to an increase in mileage by as much as 10 percent.
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