Addressing the Energy and Environmental Issues in the Philippines

With the environmental concerns over fossil fuels government units and industries in the Philippines are now seeking alternatives that would support and provide solutions to the growing demand of energy and ecological issues. One of the environmental companies in the Philippines, Spectrum Blue Steel Corporation (SBSC) came up with a brilliant idea and that is to “de-carbonize” the production of energy through the Biosphere Technology, a waste management breakthrough.

The Biosphere Technology is a waste to energy system wherein waste materials undergo thermal decomposition at elevated temperature and limited oxygen environment. This process is known as “gasification”. Waste materials ranging from household wastes to industrial wastes can be recycled, destroyed or converted into marketable end products like electricity, inert ash, carbon black and high alloy steel wire.

This technology is just one of the renewable energy resources being explored to address environmental issues and the growing demand on energy in the country. Other renewable energy being developed includes hydropower, geothermal, wind, biomass, solar and ocean energy. Based on the study of DOE, our country has huge potentials in exploring the development of geothermal, gas and coal resources. However many environmentalists oppose the coal mining/ burning industry since it brings adverse effects to natural environment. The good thing is that the national government is now campaigning for the enhancement of energy efficiency and environment conservation to address these issues. SBSC and its affiliate companies are advocates of such campaigns. This is why they endeavor to deploy the biosphere technology in various cities and municipalities of the Philippines to empower our environment and provide green solution to energy problems in the country.

Join the Green Project: Protect our Environment

Earth is a wonderful planet, where the natural resources are in abundance and it is the only planet where there is a possibility for us to survive. However, the future of our planet earth is at risk because of continuous exploitation of its natural environment. Various predictions say that the life of the Earth is going to end soon. We do not know when but today’s environmental disasters are proofs of earth’s gradual deterioration. Our forefathers have warned us, and we should take this responsibility of taking care of our planet earth before it’s too late.

Unfortunately, instead of healing the planet earth, many people are destroying it because of greed. Many are polluting it in all means thus increases global warming. According to some studies global warming phenomenon is increasing each day. We need to mitigate its effects before it will severely rise across the globe. Some of the effects of global warming include climate change, deaths of flora and fauna and extinction of many endangered species.

If we are going to do something for our planet, this is the right time to take action. We could at least proudly say to our future generations that we did something to save our environment . Conserving our environment is the  only way so that they could still witness how wonderful this planet is. Let’s make it our collaborative green project-- let’s all protect our environment for our future generations...for a cleaner and greener earth.

Join the Green Project of SBSC. Visit their website at www.spectrumbluesteel.com

Ronald Flynn: Living the Environmental Dream

Ronald Shane Flynn or Ron Flynn is the Founder of Spectrum Blue Steel Corporation (SBSC), also the CEO and Founder of True Green Energy Group (TGEG). His aspirations simply make environmental sense. When he established Spectrum Blue Steel Corporation, on his mind is to protect the environment and achieve a zero waste community wherein a sustainable future awaits the world. He wants to build a company that continuously provides green solutions to the ever growing environmental problems of our world. In June 2, 2008, he finally established the SBSC with a mindset of making his aspirations come true. SBSC has an exclusive license agreement between GEECF and Biosphere Development Corp. to deploy the biosphere process system worldwide. The company is currently distributing the biosphere system in the Philippines.

We all know that waste is generated in all sorts of ways. It is considered to be the end product of both natural and artificial processes such as manufacturing, chemical reactions, and even events in biochemical pathways. And these wastes have caused air and water pollution which affects not only our environment but also public health. However, Flynn believes that is it possible that nothing can go to waste – since every waste can be converted into something useful through the biosphere process system. This technology is a form of gasification process wherein it can convert municipal solid waste into green energy. The good news is many technologies like the biosphere process are now available to eliminate this kind of problems. Flynn is working with various people particularly the local government officials to encourage the use of this technology for efficient solid waste management. 

Through the help of many individuals like Ronald Flynn, we can all live the environmental dream of protecting the environment while making this world a better place to live in.

Putting wastes in order

Solid wastes problems in the Philippines has been an issue even years ago and it certainly add up to the growing effects of global warming. Although the Philippine government tries to eliminate it but up to now it is still one of the major problems of the Filipino community. This wastes problem has been addressed by the local government through implementing the solid waste management system to every community. But the question here is; how sustainable is this system to reduce the generated waste daily? The answer--it is not sustainable at all. The result is quiet visible in congested cities all over the Philippines. According to a study, the Philippines generates more than 10,000 tons of solid wastes per day. Imagine the garbage crisis that the Philippines is facing every day. It’s tons of garbage piled in every corner. Actually, it’s not the solid waste management system that is difficult to sustain but the implementation. Good thing there are numerous companies who strive hard to help countries with these kind of problems. SBSC (Spectrum Blue Steel Corporation) is one of these companies who continuously endeavor for a cleaner and greener environment. 

Spectrum Blue Steel Corporation is a local company duly registered under the laws of the Philippines which also serves as the management arm of the Spectrum Blue Steel Consultants. SBSC has an exclusive license to market, sell, or lease, install, and operate the Biosphere Process in the Philippines. The Biosphere Process or Biosphere Technology is a gasification process wherein it destroys traditional and non-traditional waste materials to generate electricity. SBSC believes that through biosphere technology we can eliminate the serious environmental issues brought by wastes problems.

SBSC has now existing biosphere projects agreements with some of the local government units in the Philippines. SBSC has MOA with City of San Fernando, Sta. Rosa Nueva Ecija, Naga City, Tanjay City, Dumaguete City and Bayawan City. In fact the construction of the biosphere facility in City of San Fernando, Pampanga has already started and more biosphere projects are set to be built in various cities and municipalities of the Philippines.

Developing our renewable energy sources

Many oil importer countries including the Philippines have finally shift their focus to the development of their renewable energy sources. The Philippine government has laid down regulatory and policy framework for the utilization of these renewable sources of energy. Exploration on wind, hydropower, geothermal, biomass, solar and ocean energy is being considered. Sen. Loren Legarda, who is also the founder of Luntiang Pilipinas (Greening of the Philippines) Foundation, and other government officials are pushing the use of renewable sources to further protect the Philippine environment. And aside from the programs on renewable energy, they are also campaigning on the improvement of energy efficiency and conservation and environmental conservation. Examples are the campaigns for National Efficiency and Conservation Program (NEECP), Philippine Clean Air Act and Philippine Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 (PESWMA). 

While these are all possible solutions, however the perfect solution that takes along all these regulations is the joint venture agreement between local government units and Spectrum Blue Steel Corporation (SBSC) regarding the deployment of the biosphere gasification facility. The Biosphere Process™ or Biosphere Technology is the latest breakthrough on waste management and power generation.

The joint venture agreement was accepted under the local government code of 1991 (R.A. No. 7160) and the PESWMA of 2000 (R.A. No. 9003), where as local government units are authorized to institute solid waste disposal systems or environmental management systems, and to set up environmentally sound solid waste management facilities, and accord greater private sector participation in its solid waste management system. SBSC has now existing contracts with City of San Fernando Pampanga, Sta Rosa Laguna, Naga City, Tanjay City, Dumaguete City and Bayawan City.

The Greenest Solution for Environmental Problems

The Biosphere 6MW-MK-V Turbine

Though there are various solutions available for environmental concerns, like the use of biofuels, and other researches on science such as capturing of energy from yeast and genetically engineered bacteria, but the probably one winning solution and most interesting one is the use of wastes to generate electricity like what biosphere process do.The Biosphere Process or Biosphere Technology is a form of gasification wherein it destroys traditional and non-traditional waste materials to generate electricity. Imagine, it help clean up the environment at the same time it generates green energy. A single biosphere facility can recycle up to 720 tons of garbage and destroy up to 172 tons of non-recyclable garbage per day. It also operates on a Zero Waste Philosophy wherein it recycles all feedstocks back into nature or the marketplace in a way that protects both public health and our environment. Unlike other standard gasification processes biosphere process it does not pollute the environment since it uses a limited-oxygen process that limits atmospheric emissions.

However, critics say that it would fail to replace oil within a reasonable time. But come to think of it, we will only remain dependent on oil for as long as we use it. What SBSC (Spectrum Blue Steel Corporation) suggests and continues to inculcate is to consider the valid benefits from biosphere process. Aside from the environmental benefits, it also offers a great investment opportunity. The entire process itself produces not only electricity but other by-products as well including gallons of distilled water, Pozzolanic ash, fertilizers/composts, high alloy steel wire and carbon black. The Biosphere can produce $85,000,000/yr. with an overhead of $250,000 excluding a workforce of 25 people, and this profit estimation is increasing with every new innovation.What more we could ask for?

Undeniably this technology is set to change the future and can make true changes in energy. What every country needs to do now is to invest heavily on renewable energy such as this instead of exhausting their resources just to target oil reserves thereby risking our environment.