CAMPI on Biofuel Legislation

[torque2006]

kung old ang car mo (katulad ko), wag kayo mag e-10. tope aabutin niyo nyan. kelangan niyo pa mag-adjust ng timing. mataas ang RON nyan eh, magugulat yung engine niyo especially kung matagal na kayo tumatakbo na unleaded gamit.

20% mandatory? are you kidding me? malaki ang retrofitting na gagawin nyan. might as well gawin na nilang 100%.

[jpdm]

[quote=dbuzz;857901]Kasi ang gandang lilitaw na tama nga ang hinala ng karamihan ng pinoy na hinaharang lang ng US and/or producer ng FOSSIL FUEL.

I agree with this.

Kasi yung seven sisters (big oil companies)that control the global oil production maapektuhan.

I still remember na nagkaroon ng US Senate hearing/inquiry asking bakit yata since the US invaded Iraq in 2003 upward thread na oil prices. And then major oil companies are now reaping mega profits from it.

The super oil companies---British Petroleum (BP-UK), Royal Dutch Shell (UK, Netherlands), Texaco-Chevron (US), ExxonMobil (US) and perhaps Saudi Aramco (KSA), Gazprom (Russian Federation) malaki ang mawawala sa kanila.

Ang pinagtataka ko bakit pumuputak ang CAMPI, japanese dominated yan a. Si Ms. Lee ng UMC ay agent ng NIssan dito..

Nakapagtataka. samatalang ang Chemrez (local biofuel manufacturer) may orders na yata sa Germany. bakit dito masama raw. Japan, home country ng mga CAMPI members e lakas gumamit ng alternative fuels...

Hmmmm......... pang the BUZZ ito...masabi nga kay Victor Agustin ng Cocktales ito.........

[jpdm]

P.S.

i m confused......

US behind this disinformation about biofuel....and yet the main proponent and consultant of those who passed the biofuels law (Zubiri et al) is the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Then when the DOE submitted our CME-biodiesel for a series of tests, the US agency who conducted it, certified biofuels as effective and safe to use.......

In the Philippines,the demented, Japanese-dominated CAMPI, only listed Ford motor Phils., an American firm, as the only local member who will produce local vehicles with flexi-fuel engines........

Then, local oil companies such as Seaoil and Flying V are leading other oil companies to use biofuels...

and yet...the "BIg 4"---Petron (PNOC-Saudi Aramco), Pilipinas Shell ( Anglo-Dutch Shell), Caltex (Chevron-Texaco) and Total (Totalfinaelf-France) are very slow in following the new law on biofuels......

Again, I dont understand why these profit-oriented, japanese dominated CAMPI--who doesnt care about the Philippines--are behind this disinformation about biofuels. bakit sa japan ba di nagamit ng biofuel?

Kala ko ba leading sila sa sustainable development. Dun nga nagkaroon ng Kyoto Protocol a.

Tapos, ang alam ko mas safe ang natural (CME, Ethanol) keysa synthetic (oil with additives) di ba.....

[Lucius]

OT lang ha maganda pala yung secretary ng CAMPI hehe hope she's not a member here...

vehicles running on cooking oils pay a certain tax for using it right?

Do you have a proof on this? :D Hahahahahaha

[jpdm]

Biofuels for Transportation: Global Potential and Implications for Sustainable Agriculture and Energy in the 21st Century

• In the United States, high oil prices and agricultural lobbying prompted passage in 2005 of Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) that will require the use of 28.4 billion liters (7.5 billion gallons) of biofuels for transportation by 2012. Under new guidelines implementing the Energy Policy Act of 1992, many government fleet vehicles that run on diesel fuel are now required to use B20 (20 percent biodiesel) blends. Many in the industry believe that these targets represent a floor, rather than a limit, to biofuel production.

• In Brazil, the government hopes to build on the success of the Proálcool ethanol program by expanding the production of biodiesel. All diesel fuel must contain 2 percent biodiesel by 2008, increasing to 5 percent by 2013, and the government hopes to ensure that poor farmers in the north and northeast receive a fair share of the economic benefits of biodiesel production.

• As of early 2006, Columbia mandates the use of 10 percent ethanol in all gasoline sold in cities with populations exceeding 500,000. In Venezuela, the state oil company is supporting the construction of 15 sugar cane distilleries over the next five years, as the government phases in a national E10 (10 percent ethanol) blending mandate. In Bolivia, 15 distilleries are being constructed, and the government is considering authorizing blends of E25. Costa Rica and GuatemalaArgentina, Mexico, Paraguay, and Peru are all considering biofuel programs as well. Many of these countries have learned from the experience of Brazil, the world leader in fuel ethanol. are also in the trial stages for expanding production of sugar cane fuel ethanol.

• A European Union directive, prompted by the desire for greater energy security as well as the requirements of the Kyoto Protocol, has set the goal of obtaining 5.75 percent of transportation fuel needs from biofuels by 2010 in all member states. In February 2006, the EU adopted an ambitious Strategy for Biofuels with a range of potential market-based, legislative, and research measures to increase the production and use of biofuels. Germany and France, in particular, have announced plans to rapidly expand both ethanol and biodiesel production, with the aim of reaching the EU targets before the deadline.

• In Japan, the government has permitted low-level ethanol blends in preparation for a possible blending mandate, with the long-term intention of replacing 20 percent of the nation’s oil demand with biofuels or gas-to-liquid (GTL) fuels by 2030.

• In Canada, the government aims for 45 percent of the country’s gasoline consumption to contain 10 percent ethanol by 2010. Ontario will be the center of the ethanol program, where the government expects all fuel to be a 5 percent blend of ethanol by 2007.

• In Southeast Asia, Thailand, eager to reduce the cost of oil imports while supporting domestic sugar and cassava growers, has mandated an ambitious 10 percent ethanol mix in gasoline starting in 2007. For similar reasons, the Philippines will soon mandate 2 percent biodiesel to support coconut growers, and 5 percent ethanol, likely beginning in 2007. The palm oil industry plans to supply an increasing portion of national diesel fuel requirements in Malaysia and Indonesia.

• Chinese and Indian planners have also sought to expand the national supply of ethanol and biodiesel. In India, a rejuvenated sugar ethanol program calls for E5 blends throughout most of the country; the government plans soon, depending on ethanol availability, to raise this requirement to E10 and then E20. In China, the government is making E10 blends mandatory in five provinces that account for 16 percent of the nation's passenger cars.

[Blackraven]

so safe ba Hyundai CRDi ko?

Ang alam ko, the 3.0 V6 diesel (yung sa Veracruz) already conforms to this. The E-VGT and S-CRDI technologies already "recognize" biodiesel levels of up to B10 or 10% biodiesel of any kind/feedstock and its Bosch injectors recognize it as well. Since it's the latest diesel engine from Hyundai-Kia at the moment, it also reinforces its capability to handle up to B10.

As for the 2.2 CRDI and all other previous engines, that I'm not sure.

[Alpha_One]

CAMPI's cautious stance on biofuels is highly justified. Biofuels are not new (there are several motor racing series running on pure alcohol based fuels). Gasoline and diesel just happen to be quite practical as energy storage. There's no free lunch, life's a compromise, you can't have your cake and eat it too, and all those other cliches about economics...

Jumping to E20 isn't exactly a silver bullet.

[niky]

*jpdm: The US isn't just one person or company. There are many different factions arguing on the biofuels debate. The US government, however, is 100% behind it, as it helps support the large agricultural lobby in the US.

Unfortunately, they're fixated on using corn, which isn't the most efficient source of ethanol.

And yes, biofuel is no silver bullet. It's more costly to make and refine, and some types of biofuel tie up agricultural land that could be used for producing food. This causes food prices to go up, which is bad for everyone.

[fourtheboys96]

biofuel is good in many ways but we have to introduce it gradually.

we should also think outside the box when we talk of its benefits. we often hear improve emissions, fuel efficiency, etc. but that is just one part of the whole picture.

we should also look on the impacts on the environment of growing more crops used as raw material (sugarcane ata sa pinas) and the environmental performance of manufacturing the biofuels.

if you have heard life cycle analysis. it is something like that.

anyway, as mentioned by one of the tsikoteer, there were claims that the energy contained in 1 liter of ethanol is less than the amount of energy used to produce that same 1 liter. so its like having a negative net energy production. anyway a certain Pimentel or Pimantal did this analysis but was promptly debunked by a lot of other scientists.

[jpdm]

EDC to set up coco-biodiesel plant
to supply fuel needs of Dumaguete

[SIZE=2]PHILIPPINE National Oil Co.- Energy Development Corp. (PNOC-EDC) will set up a coco-biodiesel plant in its Southern Negros Geothermal Production (SNGP) to supply the alternative fuel needs of its vehicle fleet and eventually of Dumaguete City’s own requirements. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]“This year, we will put up a CME plant in our SBGP Field to supply the requirements of its vehicles. As a livelihood option, we have discussed with the provincial government of Negros Oriental the possibility of scaling up this biofuel project to benefit Dumaguete City and nearby urban centers,” said Paul Aquino, PNOC-EDC president, in a presentation before the League of Corporate Foundation’s CSR Expo 2007. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]The plant was successfully developed by the company’s energy research and development department in 2004. It is the first small-scale coco methyl ester production plant in the country and has a capacity to produce about 640 liters of the commodity every month.[/SIZE]