In Thailand, a survey of the country’s cassava production capabilities has been published highlighting improving cassava yields. Yield have improved from 0.9 tonnes per acre in 1995 to 1.4 tonnes per acre in 2006/2007. Currently, Thailand has one ethanol plant which generates 1.9 million gallons of ethanol from cassava, but plants under development will bring this total to 322 MGY per year. To meet this goal, Thailand has set a goal to increase yield to 1.8 tonnes per acre.
The Wall Street Journal published a round-up of Asian biofuel development. The report said that there were 45 approved ethanol projects in Thailand, with a total capacity of more than 1000 Mgy. More t...
In Thailand, the CEO of state oil company PTT said that the country can and should use its cassava and molasses resources to increase production of ethanol. In the face of rising oil prices, conventio...
Thailand has increased its biofuel reserve mandate to cope with the new B2 mandate which takes effect in April 2008, and a 27% increase in E10 usage by Thai motorists. E10 now accounts for 25% of tota...
In Mozambique, the executive director of the Kenya-based African Agricultural Technological Foundation (AATF), Mpoko Bokanga, told All Africa that using cassava for ethanol production will not threate...
In the Philippines, Eastern Renewables Fuels said it plans to expand cassava planting to 4500 hectares in 2008 to meet rising demand. The company ships its output to Guanxi province in China....
A Frost & Sullivan market report projects Asia-Pacific biodiesel consumption reaching 311 Mgy by the end of 2007. Leading markets are China, Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines.
The study proj...
