Maybe you have heard lately about the problem that water hyacinth has brought to the people of Cotabato City. It clogged Rio Grande de Mindanao causing flooding problem on almost all areas of the city.
Well, President Aquino said Wednesday he will direct the Department of Energy (DoE) to review the possible use of water hyacinth as a source of biofuel.
But what is water hyacinth? (note: water hyacinth is not the same with water lily) According to wikipedia water hyacinth are a free-floating perennial aquatic plant. With broad, thick, glossy, ovate leaves, water hyacinth may rise above the surface of the water as much as 1 meter in height. The leaves are 10–20 cm across, and float above the water surface. They have long, spongy and bulbous stalks. The feathery, freely hanging roots are purple-black.
“Malaki yung incentives to go into biofuels under our various laws, so I will be asking the DoE to evaluate, tutukan kung pwedeng mai-transform, itong hyacinth into fuel, to generate electricity,” Aquino added.
I hope that this plan materialize sooner so that people from Cotabato City and nearby places would not suffer anymore from excessive flooding but would enjoy the benefits if ever all this water hyacinth are converted into biofuels.
This is an additional source of renewable energy.
source: Manila Bulletin and wikipedia
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