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Supporting Philippines’ Renewable Energy Transformation with German Biogas Technology and Know-How

02/03/2021

The German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GPCCI), the German biogas technology provider Lipp GmbH and the German Biogas Association (GBA) kicked off a comprehensive training series on the functionality, use and maintenance of biogas system in the Philippines.  

Lipp GmbH, in partnership with MetPower Venture Partners, is building the first industrial-scale biogas plants in Mindanao to process Dole Philippines’ pineapple waste and convert it into biogas. Once fully operational, the two plants will generate clean energy to replace fossil fuel for power, steam and heat generation. 

"Biogas is a renewable energy but can also offer multiple environmental and climate services for a sustainable and circular economy in the Philippines," knows Marc Reinhard, Trainer and International Affairs Consultant at GBA. “It even helps to create local jobs and economic development in rural areas.” Reinhard continues. 

The training is attended by current and future biogas plant staff, participants from relevant government agencies, such as the Department of Energy and the Department of Science and Technology, and the academe. 

The training is part of a develoPPP.de Project, which is 50% co-financed by the German Investment Corporation (Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft – DEG) through public funds of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. GPCCI supports this initiative as project manager in the Philippines.