SYMPOSIUM ON APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES FOR MITIGATING GLOBAL WARMING SEARCA, Los Banos, Laguna January 24, 2008 Organized and Sponsored by:
UPLB Foundation Inc. (UPLBFI)
Research Institute of Tsukuba Bio-tech Ltd. Of Japan
Co-Sponsored by:
Jathropa Biodiesel Project (PNOC-AFC)
Bicol University (BU)
CocoGreen
Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and
Research in Agriculture (SEARCA)
Rationale/Background
The build up in the atmospheric carbon excessive use of fossil fuels by industries and
other human activities has been a major cause of global warming. According to the
United Nation’s Annual Human Development Report, global warming or climate
change will cause irreversible ecological catastrophes as well as large-scale human and
economic setbacks.
The 1997 Kyoto Protocol is a global strategy designed to promote financial and
technical cooperation to enable all countries to adopt more climate-friendly policies and
technologies. Japan is among the first few developed countries to have ratified the
Kyoto Protocol, which required at least 55 parties to the Climate Change Convention to
ratify in order to enter into force.
The Philippines, an archipelagic country - is highly vulnerable to climate change. But
it can contribute its share towards stemming global carbon emissions through actively
participating in initiatives that take advantage of clean development mechanisms under
the Kyoto Protocol. On the other hand, Japan, a highly industrialized country in Asia,
has developed cleaner, smaller and more efficient energy technologies that employ
renewable energy sources and emit less greenhouse gases. The forging of a partnership
between these two countries on biomass energy development will augur well for both
nations.. The holding of this symposium on appropriate energy technologies will pave
the way for increased understanding and cooperation between the two countries
towards actions that will help mitigate global warming.
The general objective of the symposium is to provide a forum for exchange of
information between Japan and the Philippines on the state of climate change initiatives
in both countries that will lead to possible cooperation and development in biomass
energy technologies for mitigating global warming.
The specific objectives are as follows:
1. To provide a venue for the presentation of the status of climate change and biomass
energy development in the Philippines;
2. To familiarize participants with perspectives and recent technologies in Japan
involving renewable energy sources; and
3. To explore possible cooperative strategies between Japan and the Philippines on
renewable energy technologies under the Kyoto Protocol Clean Development
Mechanism.
Expected outputs
At the end of the activity, the following are the expected outputs:
¾ Increased awareness about climate change, its causes, and opportunities to address
this global phenomenon;
¾ Improved understanding of the various steps, advantages, and practical information
that can be shared between Philippines and Japan to implement projects oriented
towards renewable energy technologies; and
¾ Strengthened commitment between Japan and the Philippines to cooperate in
pursuing biomass energy technology development as a strategy to mitigate global
warming.
PROGRAM
08:00-09:00
Registration
09:01-09:20
Welcome Remarks
Dr. Luis Rey I. Velasco
Chancellor, UPLB
09:21-9:30
Rationale
Dr. Justino R. Arboleda
9:31 – 9:45
Coffee Break
Emcee: Dr. Ramon A Razal
Technical Sessions
9:45-11:10
Climate Change and the Clean Development
Mechanism
Dr. Rodel Lasco
Country Coordinator, ICRAF
Government Initiatives on CDM for the Philippine
Energy Sector
Engr. Julian Amador, Director, EMB, DENR
Biomass Potential for Power Generation in the
Philippines
Dr. Jesse Elauria
Assoc. Professor and Chair
Engineering Science Dept, CEAT, UPLB and
Biomass Focal person in the Philippines
Energy/Fuel Consumption
Alternative Energy
Mr. Mario Marasigan
Director, Department of Energy, Republic of the
Philippines
11:11-11:45
Open Forum
Dr. Victoria Espaldon
Dean, SESAM, UPLB
11:45 – 13:00
Lunch Break
13:00-13:20
Jatropha Biodiesel Initiatives
Engr. Peter Abaya, CEO, PNOC-AFC
13:20-13:40
Biodiesel Processing and Utilization
Mr. Roberto Guarte
Visayas State University
13:40-14:00
Bio-Ethanol
Dr. Ernesto del Rosario, Professor Emeritus, UPLB
14:01-14:20
Industrial Potential of Biogas Generation in the
Philippines
Engr. Gerry Tee, Plant Manager, Absolut Chemical Inc
14:21-15:00
Open Forum
Dr. Virgilio Villancio
Program Leader, Jatropha Biodiesel Project, UPLB
15:01-15:15
Coffee Break
15:16-16:15
Presentations
Perspectives of Biomass Energy Development in Japan
Paul Takashi Ouwa and Takaaki Maekawa
Cost-Effective and Commercial Scale Methane
Fermentation System for Food Recycling
Takaaki Maekawa
Introduction of Stirling Engine as Outer Combustion
Engine
Nobutoshi Tezuka, Satoru Shimada and Takaaki
Maekawa
16:15-16:45
Open Forum
Prof. Rex Demafelis, CEAT, UPLB
16:45-17:00
Synthesis
Dr. Ramon A. Razal
17:00-17:10
Closing Remarks
Dr. Cecilio R. Arboleda
Executive Director, UPLB Foundation Inc.
18:00
Small Group Meeting