THE National Bioenergy Research and Innovation Center (NBERIC), a renewable energy hub headquartered at Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU), is adopting a revolutionary waste-to-energy (WtE) solution and dioxins removal technology developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industry (MHI) Power IDS Co. Ltd.
According to an MMSU statement, this initiative to create sustainable energy alternatives is part of its response to the country’s alarming waste management crisis.
In his recent lecture at the MMSU Center for Flexible Learning, Masayoshi Hashikawa, senior engineer and technical advisor of Mitsubishi Power, highlighted Japan’s cutting-edge waste disposal methods, which convert garbage into energy while minimizing harmful emissions.
His lecture delved into the nature of dioxins, furans and dioxin-like compounds, as well as the technologies used to measure and eliminate harmful emissions based on the global tolerance standards for emissions and how Japan complies with the international standards.
Hashikawa encouraged his audience to “manage wastes through the use of technology to save our country.”
MMSU Officer in Charge President Prima Fe Franco, PhD, reaffirmed the university’s dedication to innovative sustainable solutions, saying, “MMSU is ready to manage waste and transform it into energy.”
Starting as a bioethanol project of MMSU in 2008, NBERIC has produced multidisciplinary research projects and received numerous awards and recognition for its work on innovative technology development for bioethanol production from different biomass feedstocks.
Joining the event were Bjorn Santos, PhD, concurrent NBERIC director and vice president for resource generation and management; Nathaniel Alibuyog, PhD, MMSU vice president for research, development and innovation; Cirilo Baylosis Jr., department manager of strat business planning, Mitsubishi Powers Inc.; Akira Asahi, chairman of MHI Power (Philippines) and president of Mitsubishi Power Inc. (Philippines); Vincent Engracia, consultant of MHI Power (Philippines) Plant Services Corp.; representatives from local government units; MMSU students; and faculty members from the College of Engineering and College of Agriculture, Food and Sustainable Development.
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