Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Cambodia Opens Coconut Char Factory

2010-1-25
NTDT

Cambodia is joining the race for green energy. The first biomass briquette factory in the country has opened its doors. Based in the capital of Phnom Penh, the Sustainable Green Fuel Enterprise factory is turning waste coconut husks into clean fuel.
The plant director recommends consumers to switch from wood charcoal to coconut briquettes, not just for the environment’s sake but also for their own health benefits.
[Ly Mathheat, Director, Sustainable Green Fuel Enterprise]: "Why do we want people to use this environmental charcoal and replace the wood charcoal? Because firstly, we want to save our green forest, and secondly we want them to know that this product was made from waste that gives less smoke and poses less of a threat to human health and it gives better heat for cooking compared with wood charcoal."

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