The Ethanol Producers Association of the Philippines is pushing for nipa sap as bioethanol feedstock which can easily be rolled out nationwide.
EPAP executive director Queenie Rojo said the bioethanol from nipa Sap was ready for replication nationwide because of its sustainable and renewable benefits.
“Since Nipa plant naturally grows in estuaries and serves as anti-erosion, climate change mitigation plant, nipa would be an additional source of income for the fisherfolk. We are looking forward to hundreds and thousands of mini-distilleries popping up in barangays where nipa grows,” Rojo said.
The newly-launched National Bionenergy Research and Innovation center in Mariano Marcos State University in Batac, Ilocos Norte will help in the research and development of nipa sap as bioethanol source.