Can Tho (VNA) – Authorities in theMekong Delta city of Can Tho had a working session with US-based Biomass EnergySystems, Inc. (BESI) on June 5 to discuss joint projects in waste treatment andrenewable energy supply.
At the meeting, BESI energy director AlexMatthew said his corporation wants to support Vietnam, particularly the MekongDelta, in developing biomass technologies.
According to him, the cooperation programme willsend BESI experts to Vietnam for the installation of waste-to-energy machinery.Eighty percent of materials used to fuel the machines will be sourced fromVietnam, while the rest will be imported from the US.
The whole process must be in line with BESI standard and will help the Vietnameselocality save production costs and utilise local materials.
Matthew said the development of a national masterplan on biomass and renewable energy is key to the collaboration.
Eighty percent of Vietnamese population live inrural areas, where biomass energy sources are abundant. It is estimated thatthe country can produce about 30 million tonnes of biomass energy fromagricultural by-products on a yearly basis.-VNA