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Govt to Wrap up Trial Use of B40 by the End of This Year

JAKARTA—Research Center at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources is carrying out a trial use of biodiesel 40% or B40 as a follow-up...

Indonesia Begins Testing CPO to Fuel Diesel Power Plants

JAKARTA—Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) has started testing crude palm oil to be used in diesel-fueled...

Bioethanol Market Price for August 2020 set at Rp14,779...

JAKARTA-- Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has announced Biofuel Market Price Index (MPI), for bioethanol for period of August...

After B30, Indonesia Plans to Adopt B40 Next Year

JAKARTA—The government of Indonesia is planning to step up the use of palm oil in biodiesel by implementing biodiesel 40%, known as...

Japan to Build 90 Biomass-based Power Plants Powered with...

JAKARTA—In an effort to increase use of renewable energy, Japan continues to maximize use of biomass energy in its power plants. President...

Biodiesel Market Price for July 2020 Set Higher at Rp7.321

JAKARTA-- Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has announced Biofuel Market Price Index (MPI), for biodiesel for period of July...

Study on Water Footprint Shows Oil Palm Plantations Not...

A recent study by Instiper Yogyakarta shows that oil palm cultivated on peat soils contains lower water footprint than oil palm cultivated...

ITB Develops PFAD as Feed Resources for Ruminants to Increase...

ITB is developing PFAD serving as fatty acids needed for calcium soap production. Calcium soap from PFAD can increase milk production...

Biodiesel Price for May 2020 Set Higher at Rp8.494

Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) has set up Biodiesel Market Price Index (MPI) for May 2020 at Rp8,494 per liter, higher...

Red Palm Oil as Source of Vitamins for Combating COVID-19

VIROLOGISTS and public health experts generally agree that immunity is key for personal protection against COVID-19. People are suggested...

Potential Income Sources for Oil Palm Farmers During Replanting...

Indonesian government has set out an oil palm trees replanting program in an effort to boost productivity.

Oil Palm Biomass, a Source of Renewable Energy

OIL palm cultivation and Crude Palm Oil (CPO) production generate large quantity of biomass that is often categorized as agricultural...

LIPI Develops Hand Sanitizer from Oil Palm Empty Fruit...

The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) has successfully developed hand sanitizer product from a mixture of bioethanol generated...

Research Shows Palm Oil Produces Lower Emission

Indonesian researchers have proven that oil palm plantations produce lower emissions, around 20-25 tons CO2 equivalents per hectare...

The Netherlands Committed to Support Sustainable Palm Oil...

The Netherlands reaffirmed its commitment to support the production and use of sustainable palm oil in Indonesia by signing MoU with...