VILLAGE-SCALE BIO-FUEL PRODUCTION PLANT

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY PROJECT SUMMARY

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Partnerships in Local Enterprise Developmentand Governance Sustainability (PLEDGES) ProgramBUSINESS OPPORTUNITY PROJECT SUMMARY

VILLAGE-SCALE BIO-FUEL PRODUCTION PLANTPROJECT CONCEPT:

The Project adopts the concept of a Village-Scale Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO) Bio-Fuel Plantwith a WVO processing capacity of 60 liters per hour (LPH) or 1,440 liters per day (LPD)assuming 24 hours continuous operation. Blended with 10% regular petro-diesel fuel, theend-product is a “clean and green” bio-fuel that can be used directly as diesel engine fuel instationary diesel engines and in most indirect injection (IDI) diesel-fed automotive vehicleswithout any further blending with petro-diesel fuel or any alteration of the fuel systems. Thebasic process is shown in the diagram below:

DAILY PRODUCTION (24-hours):

1,300 Liters of “Clean and Green” Bio-Fuel

ANNUAL OPERATING INCOME:

PhP 1.96

ESTIMATED TOTAL PROJECT COST:

PhP 2.0 million

RETURN ON INVESTMENT RATE (R0I) /PAYBACK PERIOD:

200%

p.a. / 0.5 years

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FIGURE 1. PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM: WVO BIOFUEL PRODUCTION

WASTE VEGETABLE OIL (WVO)

STORAGE/SETTLIN/ PRE-FILTRATION

PRE-FILTERED WVO10% DIESEL FUEL

MICRO-FILTRATION/DEHYDRATION

CLEAN&GREEN BIO-FUEL

I. PROJECT DESCRIPTIONa. Basic Concept

The Project adopts the concept of a Village-Scale Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO) Bio-Fuel Plantwith a WVO processing capacity of 60 liters per hour (LPH) or 1,440 liters per day (LPD)assuming 24 hours continuous operation. Blended with 10% regural petro-diesel fuel, theend-product is a “clean and green” bio-fuel that can be used directly as diesel engine fuel instationary diesel engines and in most indirect injection (IDI) diesel-fed automotive vehicleswithout any further blending with petro-diesel fuel or any alteration of the fuel systems. Thebasic process is shown in the diagram below:

b. Purpose and Objectives

The project shall produce on a small scale, and profitably sell to consumers in the immediatecommunity where it is based, a vegetable oil-based alternative fuel to substitute up to 90% ofpetro-diesel consumption of diesel engines, at adequate volumes and at the same price aspetro-diesel fuel. The ultimate purpose is to serve the country and the people by contributingto:

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the reduction of the operating cost of transport and other industries that will redoundto decreased costs of goods and services and improved purchasing power of thepeso;

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a significant increase in the use of indigenous and renewable energy resources,thereby reducing importation of petro-diesel fuel and improving the balance ofpayment situation; and