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<\/p>\nJAKARTA: Indonesia, the world\u2019s largest palm oil exporter, plans to finish research into biodiesel containing 40% palm oil by November this year, the head of the energy ministry\u2019s research department said last week.<\/p>\n
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The country will implement the mandatory use of biodiesel containing 40% palm oil, known as B40, in July 2021 as it seeks to increase domestic palm oil use while slashing regular diesel fuel imports.<\/p>\n
The country previously scheduled a road test in April 2020 for B40, but that was delayed because of the coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\n
The pandemic has also forced the research department to modify its testing methods, said Dadan Kusdiana, the head of research and development at the ministry of energy and mineral resources (MEMR).<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t know how long this pandemic would last and how the protocol on the road would be,\u201d Kusdiana said. \u201cAt this point we don\u2019t have any plan to conduct road test.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, he said the Indonesian car manufacturers association has endorsed the new testing method.<\/p>\n
Indonesia currently mandates biodiesel containing 30% of palm oil\u2019s fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) called B30, which is the highest palm-based mix for biodiesel in the world.<\/p>\n
The energy ministry\u2019s research department is currently testing two different formulations for the B40 fuel, one containing 40% of FAME, and the other containing a mix of 30% of FAME and 10% of purer form of FAME, which has improved the quality needed in the fuel.<\/p>\n
The fuels are tested on engines of passenger cars running for 1,000 hours.<\/p>\n
The department, at the same time, is also running test for biodiesel containing 50% palm oil content, Kusdiana said. (*)<\/p>\n
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