Jatropha as alternative fuel a bust

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 05, 2011 PHILIPPINES
Jatropha as alternative fuel a bust
BY JOHN LOURENZE POQUIZ

The government is set to abandon its program of promoting jatropha as an alternative fuel source, an official said.

Gov't looks into algae potentials

Gov't looks into algae potentials
By ELLALYN B. DE VERA
June 20, 2011, 2:23pm

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has consulted algae experts to look into the potentials of algae as a source of biofuel in the country.

Status of Algae Biofuel Industry at Philippines

Status of Algae Biofuel Industry at Philippines

Why Phillipines?

Philippines is one country which does a lot of work in biotech industry, specifically in agricultural biotechnology. The Philippines was the first country in Asia to approve the commercial cultivation of a genetically-modified Bt corn variety in December 2002. The country has so far approved 41 varieties of genetically-modified plants for use in the country. In the Philippines, There are several research institutions which work on developing transgenic crops for food. Some notable institutes are:

Algae eyed as next biofuel source in RP by '08

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/04/02/algae.eyed.as.next.biofuel.source.in.rp.by.08.html

Updated April 2, 2007 Iloilo City, Philippines
Algae eyed as next biofuel source in RP by '08

Roxas City – After sugarcane, coconut, jatropha, cassava and sweet sorghum, here comes algae.

The PNOC Alternative Fuels Corp. may introduce the use of biodiesel from algae next year, saying it is about to enter talks with a US-based firm engaged in algae technology on how to derive and market biodiesel from algae.