Copra prices around the world are increasingly lowered so much coconut plantation owners forced to seek other revenue sources to enhance the value of copra. Average Price copra now reached 700 USD / tonne (last year: $ 1,500 / tonne). The price has been increased and long-term stability in the early 2000s; but then again volatility since the start of the financial crisis around the globe. Copra prices decline began in 2009, only 400 USD / ton.
Production of copra in southern Pacific is lower (except for production in regions such as Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu). In Madang Province of Papua New Guinea, a company that owns a small coconut grove at camp on Karkar Island has tested the production of biofuels from palm oil diexen and successful implementation. PNG Biofuel Co., Ltd. has invested in a pilot program to use coconut to produce biofuels diexen friendly environment. Director Brett Middleton said: "Years ago, copra prices plummeted and farmers do not profit from this item. Two years later, we have found a new way to increase the value of copra. "Middleton live in a farming family has many connections with the islands in 10 years. They have activities and cocoa plantations on the islands. His grandfather took over the farm from Germany in the mid-1920s he spent his childhood here (except the war years). The farms on the islands are supplying coconuts to develop alternative fuels environmentally friendly. Middleton said: "It's not bio-fuel or fuel blend with coconut oil. This is a real fuel. You can operate your car 100% with this fuel. You can mix this fuel with diexen if you want. Currently, diexen quality of fuel can beat the energy market. And ensure that no fuel emissions. "His company is also producing biofuels feasibility diexen country's first coconut. Diexen biofuels are used in all types of machines diexen energy. Fuel safer and cleaner. The machine does not use fuel gases emitted dirty ".
Alternative Fuels
If this project is successful, this technology could be used to create an alternative to the fossil fuels and the use of coconut fuel to produce copra prices lower. Currently, they are producing 4,000 liters of bio diexen in 01 days. However, the school is planning to build a new plant extract to produce effective biological diexen thousands of liters in 01 days. Kulili Estates are offering diexen biology of learning for gas stations with cheaper prices by 30% compared to fossil fuels imported from Madang. They are using this fuel for generators, cars, ships and even police also use biological diexen produced in Kulili Estates. Middleton are having discussions with national authorities to tighten the additional funding. The potential for the production of very large fuel and PNG Department of Planning is also very interested in expanding the production of this fuel in the remaining areas of PNG. This is only a process with relatively low technology and high number may increase stability. This fuel is known and used first in Bougainville during the crisis. However, the oil is filtered to remove the entry of water wells, causing rust energy.
In the South Pacific, although coconut oil has not been widely used to generate electricity, but a few have been proven project implementation in this area. The first project was carried out in New Caledonia. Here, many generators are being operated crude coconut oil and began operations in 1999 to provide a total energy of 315 KW and 02 oil mills desalination plants. Recently, the public company services in Vanuatu and Samoa inner recently successfully tested the use of a small amount of coconut oil mixed with diexen in the generator is operating. The program of rural electrification has also been made by using coconut oil as a fuel source.
