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POLICY AND LEGISLATION ON BIOFUEL UTILISATION
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BIOFUEL DEVELOPMENT
IN MALAYSIA
Malaysia being a major palm oil producer has undertaken R&D on palm-based biofuel
In 1992, palm biodiesel production technology was sucessfully developed including winter-grade biodiesel
Currently, overseas trials on methyl ester include running diesel-powered commercial trains in Germany with PE Arriva
Palm biodiesel successfully evaluated as diesel substitute in the 1990s with extensive field trials
No engine modification is required
Results in terms of engine performance, fuel consumption, exhaust emission, repair and maintenance were promising
Palm biodiesel meet the international standards (EN 14214 & ASTM D6751)
POLICY AND LEGISLATION ON BIOFUEL
The Malaysia National Biofuel Policy launched on 21 March 2006 envisions:
- use of environmentally friendly, sustainable and viable sources of energy to reduce the dependency on depleting fossil fuels; and
- enhanced prosperity and well-being of all the stakeholders in the agriculture and commodity based industries through stable and remunerative prices.
CHALLENGES
Feedstock price
- Biodiesel is competitive if CPO price is below RM1,422/tonne against crude petroleum price of USD80/barrel
- To promote biodiesel, some form of subsidy needs to be provided
Issue of food vs fuel
- Concerns that palm oil could be channelled for energy purposes, thus depriving its usage for food
- Palm oil has other uses namely industrial and pharmaceuticals
- Need to ensure enough feedstock for purposes