Wednesday, May 21, 2008 Indonesian firm looks for partner in bio-energy project
AN INDONESIAN company is presently looking for a business partner who is willing to engage in a joint venture agreement for the production of bio-energy.
The Indo Digital Base Energy Solution Company Ltd. has asked the assistance of the National Economic Research and Business Assistance Center (Nerbac) in Davao City in looking for a business partner who is interested to invest on two major agreements -- bio-fuel crop plantation and mass production of bio-fuel.
IDB Energy Solution is an Indonesian-based company that has developed new variety of bio-energy crop and cultivation technology.
These bio-energy crops are the IDB Super Jatropha and Superior Cassava, which yield 100 percent more than the ordinary varieties.
The Super Jatropha yields 40 tons of seeds per hectare while ordinary ones yield only at eight to 12 tons per hectare. The Superior Cassava, on the other hand, has yield of between 100 to 150 tons per hectare while the usual variety is only at 30 tons per hectare.
In an e-mail to Nerbac-Davao, IDB Energy Solution general director Daniel Choi said his company would provide the necessary piece of land that will be used in planting two of the major bio-fuel raw materials - jatropha curcas and cassava.
"We will provide the needed land (50,000 to more than 200,000 hectares) for the plantation of jatropha and cassava. We will also take charge of securing the government's approval in Indonesia," Choi said.
Interested parties may get in touch with Choi directly at e-mail address tikon@centrin.net.id or tikon@paran.com.
