The VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has launched a three-year project to create biodiesel from fish waste called ENERFISH. The project involves the construction of a of a biodiesel processing plant next to Vietnamese fish processing plant Hiep Thanh Seafood JSC in Vietnam, and a cooling system based on the use of carbon dioxide. The EU is funding the project while the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Finland is financing the demonstration equipment in Vietnam.'Using waste from the fish processing industry as a renewable energy source can be turned into a highly profitable business operation. The project partners aim to generate significant business during the project lifetime,' says Aulis Ranne, Senior Research Scientist at VTT.
The fish industry is huge in Asia and Vietnam is an ideal testing place. Other organisations involved in the project are TÜV Rheinland (Germany), Technofi (France), NEF - the National Energy Foundation (UK), Hiep Thanh Seafood JSC (Vietnam), Preseco Oy (Finland), Vahterus Oy (Finland), ECC - Energy Conservation Center for Hochiminh City (Vietnam), RCEE Energy and Environment JSC (Vietnam) and AFI-Industry JSC (Vietnam).
'We became interested in the project because it is an opportunity for us to take into use latest technology, and to reduce environmental hazards caused by the production,' says Mr Nguyen Van Phan, President and General Manager of Hiep Thanh Seafood JSC.
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