Liquid biofuels in Pacific Island countries

Abstract

The volatile world market prices for fossil fuels in the past years have significantly increased interest in the development of indigenous sources of energy in the Pacific islands. As part of their resources governance strategy, many Pacific island governments are looking into the use of local biomass resources to replace traditionally imported fuels such as petrol and diesel with biofuels. This reports gives an overview of biofuel technology, activities, experiences and key achievements in the pacfic region with regard to efforts to develop alternative fuel.