SMALL SCALE RICE HUSK GASIFIER PLANT

Dear Friends and Countrymen:

I am forwarding the final COPY written by Maestro Alexis T. Belonio on the proto-type of a small Gasifier Powered

DEVELOPING SMALL ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH SELLING BIO-MASS GASIFIER STOVES

All along, I thought I had embraced an advocacy on Environmentalism, Renewable Energy Sources, Recycling and other similar cause, simply because I got hooked on Alexis Belonio's brainchild, the Gasifier stove project.

I say it clear, I am not an advocate of cleanliness, orderliness, environmentness, energyness and the likes.

I must admit, it does not bother me to see disorganized surroundings, I'm not fond of planting trees.

I do not even got a clear message of worldwide climate change.

I thought global warming affects only those on the tropical zone, opposite the conducive effect it may bring to countries on the side of temperate zone.

Perhaps, the best way to say it, it is not my Forte, all of the above.

One day, I personally meet Alexis Belonio and immediately, I was converted to his cause, in a way.

From then on, I had spent my leisurely time testing and experimenting the rice husk gasifier stove.

I would often tarry at night observing the flame's behavior, it's sensitivity to airflow, learning the ratio and proportion of input fuel to output gas, and so on with so many peculiarities of it.

Every now and then, I would report to my Maestro Belonio all my observations and little rediscoveries while my having my intimate affair with the gaseous flame.

Most of the time, Maestro Belonio was not surprised by my observations because he had been there and have done that already.

But sometimes, my input reconfirms his doubts and therefore, he gave me conclusions.

And rarely, he is delighted with me, because I have stumbled on some little discoveries, so mundane that it can not be decipherable to his kind with unfathomable chest of knowledge.

Finally, we both developed the simplest, practical and minimal on manufacturing process involved in coming out with Bio-Mass Gasifier - made of stainless steel reactor.

Production is now on-going. The next part is my game. Selling time.

I am not keen on selling directly to End-Users. I intend to develop small entrepreneurs who will do the direct selling in their respective areas.

The market is so vast, because kitchen is an integral part of every household. It can never be saturated because population growth is infinite.

I assure you, the Dealers (entrepreneurs) stand to earn good profit.

For every unit sold by the Dealer to the End-user, he will generate at most, an amount that can buy around 14kgs of rice.

Whereas, the gasifier stove being peddled weighs around 4kgs only.

I guess, I found my advocacy here, that of developing Small Entrepreneurs.

And it makes sense to my favorite description of myself: MY LIFE THRIVES ON SELLING ANYTHING UNDER THE SUN AND UNDER THE WATER, INCLUDING IN BETWEENS, 24/7, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.

Part 4: Garbage In-Fuel Out (GI-FO) Power Plant - Finally, We Saw The Light

by Jack D Majik Dragon on Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 5:05pm

This is a series of articles on GI-FO which chronicles a humble development of proto-type Gasifier powered Electric Generator Power Plant.

The project is solely privately funded and no politics involved. This endeavor has no Memorandum Of Agreement (MOA) that binds, but the players are trusting by just looking on each others' eyes.

There was no need to setting a work time frame, but the inspiration and honor of pioneering this effort as Agricultural Engineers, our common Professions, is enough energy to propel a timely and swift realization of this true and workable renewable energy project.

Looking back, Planning, Fabrication and Performance Test become a leisurely passage of time.

Talks begun on April 8, 2011. We deliberately kept our talk simple. It already includes exploratory talks, formal talk, and final talk, in one night alone. Thereby, saving a lot of money on lavish representation expenses. We only consumed one regular meal on a kitchenette in Banawe, Q.C. and a couple of beer in front of Aberdeen Court, not inside.

By April 14, Alexis Belonio started sending via email the Schematic Diagram of Plant set-up. And more drawings flows constantly to the R&D (review & duplicate) Department of Suki Manufacturing.

The period of May to July 2011 is the fabrication period of GI-FO project by Suki Manufacturing on a spare time basis only, in such a way, that the regular production of SUKI products are not hampered.

On July 16, 2011, Alexis Belonio flew to Cebu for preliminary inspection and test of reactor components.

Few people witnessed this seemingly unremarkable event, but one of them, are a group of Technocrats, who were impressed how this Belonio's brainchild work amazingly. It's because, the reactor feeds on assorted Garbage materials without the benefit of sophisticated sorting machine and most of all, not in pellets form.

That preliminary test took at least two days to complete due to minor difficulties.

On the first day, the reactor won't ignite.

At night, Alexis prayed hard, for tomorrow is a make or break situation for our GI-FO project.

On the second day, Alexis knew he can make it, because he had already done it in Vietnam and Indonesia. This time, it is for his countrymen, how can he fail?

Suddenly, all the shop workers cheered when finally, a fire of hope burst into Gaseous Flame coming out from the pipeline which will later be fed into a 4 stroke cycle Engine that will eventually drive a Dynamo which will then produce electricity.

What remains to be done is to look for a gasoline feed Engine and matching Dynamo.

For practical purpose and intent, the choice is a Used or Surplus Engine and cheaper Dynamo, because of budget constraint and its wide availability.

Hence, a 3 cylinder Suzuki multicab engine was set-up with some minor retrofitting of carburator.

Then, a China Brand 10Kva, single phase Dynamo was installed.

Everything was ready by then, the final day of seeing a light bulb glow from out of the garbage is at hand.

August 29, 2011 is the judgment day for GI-FO project because this is the day Alexis Belonio will test the whole system.

In this finale performance of Alexis Belonio, I feel like worshiping him at his feet in bended knees and at the same time saluting him left and right. Yes, the bulbs are lighted out of transformation from Garbage to Fuel to electricity.

But what is really overwhelming, is the generous heart of Alexis Belonio, who unselfishly and unconditionally shared his time and talent, literally and figuratively just for a song.

Actual GI-FO Power Plant set-up

Part 1: Balangkas ng Kitakits ng Pangkalahatang Kabuko ng CLSU sa 2013

Paunawa: Ito ay idea pa lamang upang siyasatin ng bawat isa kung naaayon o hindi sa inyong panlasa.

Lugar: CLSU na daw

Araw: Sabado, 1 Linggo bago maging busy masyado ang CLSU

Haba ng Palatuntunan: Maaring 2 araw. Sabado - Linggo.

Viernes ng Hapon: Datingan ng mga bisita, rehistrasyon, chikahan. Wala muna pormal na programa. Magpahinga para gumising nang maaga.

Sabado:

5AM Buong pulutong ng Kabuko mag jo-jogging sa loob ng palibot ng CLSU na pasigaw-sigaw pa.

Breakfast: Sa basketball na lang. Tocino, itlog, tinapa, kape ayos na yan.

9AM Basketball sportfest. Regional team tulad nung dati.

ISLANDERS para sa Team ng mga Mangyanistang Ato Yabes at Zalditoy Sanchez Catanduanes, Romblon, Marinduque at iba pang lugar ng mga iskolar na lumalangoy sa dagat.

COCO SHAKERS na pinamumunuan ni Larry Tolentino na mga taga Laguna, Quezon, Batangas at mga alanganing lugar.

BICOL INI para sa Grupo ni Tenorio at Henry Zano mula sa teritoryo ng mga Uragon.

Bali 3 lahat ang koponan, manalo - matalo, sigurato na sa ikatlong puesto ang pinakamahina.

5PM. Awarding ng SPORTSFEST.

6-7:30PM - kanya-kanya muna tayong kainan. Bisitahin nyo ang old market para namnamin ang wala pa ring kamatayang menu ng ating panahon. Pakbet, tinumis, tortang talong at hotdog na kulobot na tira pa kaninang umaga. Pritong bangus, sarsiadong bangus.

Yun gustong magpagupit nandun pa rin si Poly, yun badaf na parlorista na gumugupit ng siete na hanggang ngayun ay sya pa ring style ng buhok ni Roque de Romas.

Yun mahilig mag-arkila ng komiks na wakasan, tagalog klasiks, kislap at tiktik, ikinalulungkot ko na sabihing matagal ng na tsugi yun at napalitan na ng Internet Shop.

7:30PM Folk-folkan at Rock-Rockan Na.

Musikal naman ang paligsahan nato. By Batch na ang contestant. Ang mananalo ay 50% texting ng mga umatend na Kabuko at 50% judgement ng mga guest Professors and Advisers ng Kabuko.

Abangan ang Part 2 para sa mga detalye.

PROPOSAL PA LANG ITO

Part 3: TALAARAWAN ng MULING PAGTITIPUN-TIPUN NG MGA KABUKO ng CLSU ABRIL 16, 201

Bongga ang kaganapan ng taunang pagdiriwang ng mga Kabuko, sa pangunguna ng mga 4th Batchers na tumuntung na sa Ginintuang Antas ang kanilang mayor de edad.

Naganap ang pagsasayaw ng Cotillon na may Rosas pa man din.

Nagpakita ng bigay na bigay na pakikiisa sina Glo Arcinue De Vera kasama ang kanyang flawless na sistah na si Annie Arcinue De Silva.

Hataw-hataw din si Jun Lecitona sa rampahan at tinalo pa ang orig na John Travolta ng CLSU na si Roque De Romas.

Ngayon lang muling nasilayan nang malapitan ang walang kupas na kagandahan ni Aileen Solidum, na noon ay palaging likod lang ang naaabutan naming tanawin at singhot ng usok ng motorsiklo ang aming napapala tuwing dumaraan sa tapat ng aming Men's Dorm.

Marami rin ang nagsipagbalikbayan na mga Kabuko upang makiisa sa araw na yaon, tulad nina Ka Jerry Santos, at iba pa.... ano ba ito, di ko talaga mapangalanan at kilala ko lang sa mukha. At kung pipilitin ko naman i-recall isa-isa, mukha ni si Prof. Mauricio Ramos ang nangunguna sa aking balintataw.... mag ta-tatlong oras nako, wala pa rin akong mapigang pangalan ng mga Kabukong balikbayan na dapat parangalan sa kanilang mabuting layuning makiisa... pass muna.

Galante ang pa-raffle, at give-aways. Isa sa nanalo si Ka Eisen Montillano. Inusyuso ko.

"Oi, Eisen, ano tong napanalunan mo?", Sabay binuksan ko. "Oy imported to ah". Saka pa lang tila nagising si Eisen at tiningnan ang laman ng balot na kanyang napanalunan. "Aba! maganda yan, pampadulas", wika ni Eisen. "Maghunusdili ka Eisen, madulas nga yan pero hindi yan pampadulas" pagsawata ko kay Eisen. "Ba't ano ga iyan? tanong niya. "Lotion lang to, imported na lotion, Eisen" sagot ko. "Ay di ga tama rin ako? sa amin sa Mindoro parehas na rin tawag dyan." "Ah...ok" pagsang-ayon ko. "Basta sure ka hindi yan sardinas ha?" pahabol ko pang sabi.

Kinaumagahan, masarap na almusal ang nakahain. Pamilyar ang menu ng mga pagkain. Sinadya nga yatang gayun ang ipatikim sa ating panlasa upang manariwa sa ating mga ala-ala ang karenderia ni Ate Ets at Inang sa Old market nung araw ng ating kasibulan.

Itlog na maalat na me kamatis, Nilagang okra, sitaw at talong na isinasawsaw sa bagoong at isinukang kanin na kulay dugo. "Isinukang kanin...!!! Zx!rrzx@ !!! Kinusot kusot ko ang aking mata. Isang tumpok ng mamasa-masang kanin ... me tila laman ng isda na hinimay...kinulayan lang pala ng atswete... pero totoo, parang isinuka ng lasing!

Nasa ganun akong naguguluminahang nagmumuni-muni na me hawak pang plato at kubyertos sa pilahan ng pagkain, nang lumapit si Eisen upang kumuha rin ng almusalin.

Unang sinandok ni Eisen ang papaitan. Sa loob-loob ko, lasenggo pala talaga si Eisen, kagabi ko pa nakitang nag-iinom yan kasama si Jun Lecitona. Ngayun, breakfast na, pulutan pa rin ang inunang pang-ulam. At sumunod, dumampot si Eisen ng mga nilagang gulay, tulad ng okra, sitaw at talong. Sumandok ng dalawang kutsaritang bagoong at binudbod sa ibabaw ng okra, sitaw at talong. At at at sinandok din ang kanyang isinukang kanin kagabi... at at at hindi ko sya nakayanan... aaaahhh!!!

Part 2: TALAARAWAN ng MULING PAGTITIPUN-TIPUN NG MGA KABUKO ng CLSU ABRIL 16, 2011

Nagsisimula na nga ang programa nang dumating ako.

Hindi nila masyadong napansin ang aking pagdating sa dahilang sila ay nakatalikod at pumipila sa pagkuha ng pagkain. Nakipila na rin ako sa kanilang likuran.

Masagana ang nakahandang mga pagkain. Ang pinaka-nagustuhan ko dun ay yun brocolli with beef na hiniwa ng manipis na akala mo ay nginuya na.

Sosyal ang pahimagas na imported prezel na walang lasa, na kailangan paliguan ng tsokolateng umaagos na parang lahar sa bandehado, sabay sipsip sa daliri dahil hindi maiiwasang dumanak ang tsokolate tuwing idu-dutdot ang pretzel na imported.

Matapos magdilim na ang paningin ng karamihan sa labis na kabusugan, ay sinimulan na ang umaatikabong sayawan.

Enter Rolando Gutierez, a.k.a. Lampel! Mas mahaba ang hair nya ngayun.

Si Lampel ay matatandaang kasama rin natin nung nakaraang taon sa Kabuko 3rd Batch Golden Celebration na ginanap sa RET Canteen.

Matapos ang masayang tagpo na yun ay biglang napabalitang siya ay nabaril. Mabuti na lamang at malakas ang kanyang katawan sa ka ba-ballroom dancing kaya nagawa nyang makatakas at maka-akyat sa pader kahit me tama na ng bala sa dibdib.

Sa kabutihang palad, siya ay nadala agad sa ospital sa tulong ng ating dambuhalang kabuko, Big Bro. Romy L.

Makalipas ang ilang araw, ideneklarang ganap nang ligtas si Lampel at kinunan sya ni Big Bro. ng larawan na nakaupo sa hospital bed habang nakasandig sa dingding. Nakahubad ang kalahating katawan na may benda. Labas ang isang utong sa dibdib. May munting ngiti sa labi at bahid ng balasik ang maaaninag sa kanyang mukha, marahil dala pa rin ng trauma sa kagaganap lang na trahedya sa kanyang buhay. Kung babalikan ninyo ang kanyang larawan na pinost ni Big Bro, para syang ka dobol ng aksyon star na si ROI VINZON.

Sa pagbabalik tanaw, tinawagan ko si idol Bongget nung araw na yun. Tinanong ko sya kung kaya nya yun na umakyat ng pader habang me tama ng bala. Sa totoo lang, kasama na ako, aminadong di namin kayang umakyat ng pader kahit walang tama ng bala. Kung si idol Bongget nga, sabi nya, kahit sa kama pa lang, hirap na syang sumampa.

Dahil sa balita sa pahayagan at caption na ginawa ni Big Bro sa picture ni Lampel, nalaman ko na Rolando Gutierez pala ang tunay nyang pangalan. Sa nakita kong tatag ni Rolando G. ayon sa kanyang postura, nasabi ko ki idol Bongget na mas mukha pa pala kaming Bading ni Bongget kaysa kay Rolando.

May pangamba akong kinakapa sa aking puso. Nag-aalala ako sa hinaharap na kung pano na ang kahihinatnan pagdiriwang sa darating na 4th Batch Kabuko Reunion natin kung wala na si Lampel. Naisip ko lang na baka iwanan nya na ang career na pag D D.I. at ipagpatuloy na lang ang pagiging aksyon star.

Hay salamat, sya pa rin pala si Lampel. Napamahal na rin sa mga Kabuko, at ngayun, kasama pa rin natin at patuloy na namamayagpag. Eto sya ngayun at totoong-totoo na nagbibigay aliw sa mga Kabuko, may baon lamang syang tig kakalahating dosenang T-shirt at tuwalya dahil sa hirap ng kanyang galaw, tila may irrigation pump ang kanyang katawan na bumubuga ng pawis.

May isang magandang balita pa. Dumating ang dyosa ng Cocofed, si Aileen Solidum, at may baon pang D.I., kaya dalawa na ang miyembro sa ating Federacion. Di ko pa nakuha ang kanyang pangalan.

Ganun pa man, binabati ko ang bagong panauhin ng mga Kabuko na katuwang na ni Lampel ngayun. Pagkatapos ng okasyon na ito, sana ay mag-iingat din sya, baka makatulad sya sa karanasan ni Rolando Gutierez, a.k.a. Lampel.

Itutuloy... abangan uli..

Part 1: TALAARAWAN ng MULING PAGTITIPUN-TIPUN NG MGA KABUKO ng CLSU ABRIL 16, 2011

Gumayak ako patulak ng CLSU kasama ang aking paboritong lambingan na si Jackdmajikdragon.

Nag text si Kabukong Olib: Nasan kana? Attend ka ba sa reunion. Me dala ka bang Sound System.

Nag text ako: Nasa NEW YORK pa ko. Wala akong dalang Sound System. Dala ko anak ko.

Text uli si Olib: Niloloko mo na naman ako, kausap lang kita kahapon na nasa bahay mo pa ikaw diyan sa Paranaque.

Text din uli ako: Malapit lang kami sa NEW YORK, cubao!

Pansamantalang namahinga ang daliri kong naka assign sa pag te text.

Pero makalipas ang 45 minutos, nag to-tot ang celfon ko, palagay ko si Olib na naman ito, sabi ko sa sarili ko.

Sino pa nga ba? text ni Olib. Abah nahulaan nya iniisip ko!

Hinulaan ko na rin iniisip nya, kaya sinagot ko na agad: "Dito na ko sa MINDANAO".

Ha!!!, sabi mo kanina nasa NEW YORK, cubao ka, pano ka napunta ng Mindanao? bulalas na tanong ni Olib.

DITO KO DUMAAN SA MINDANAO, avenue PAPUNTANG NLEX KASI MAS SHORT CUT!, inis na nag textback ako.

Ahh ganun ba?... Di ko na sinagot para makatipid sa unlitext ko.

Dumaan kami ng SCTEX at lumusot sa Talavera.

Malapit na sa CLSU nang maalala kong di pala ako naka pagpa-reserve ng Overnite Accomodation. Napilitan akong mag text ki Olib, na agad namang sumagot na tila may magandang balita. Fully booked na daw sa loob ng CLSU Campus ang lahat ng hotel, hostel, at anu pa mang uri ng lodging house.

Dun ko napagtanto, di ko pala dapat tinarayan ang isang Olib na nangangasiwa ng resevation ng aming delegasyon.

Mabuti na lang naalala ko na me natulugan kaming malawak na Hotel nung nakaraang taon, lampas main gate ng CLSU, sa bandang kanan, halos katapat lang ng BPRE nung minsan dumalo ako sa pagpapalit ng bagong pangalan ng nasabing ahensya, na ngayun ay PHILMECH na.

At kami ay tumigil sa entrada na natatanuran ng guwardia na sumipat sa amin. Matapos malaman ng guwardia ang aming pakay na magche chek-in, tumiklop ang harang sa gate na stainless na tila accordion.

Nang makapasok na kami at bumaba na ng sasakyan, nagpalinga-linga ako sa paligid.

Natanaw ko sa tapat-kabilang kalsada ang compound ng dati ay NAPPHIRE na naging BPRE at PHILmech na. Tumingala ako sa langit at natanaw ko ang torre na me karatula na animo nagsasabi ng pangalan ng gusali. Sa aking pag-aninaw sa mga letra ay P-H-I-L-S-I-C-A-T.

Nag-aagaw na ang liwanag at dilim nung mga oras na yun.

Nag to-tot uli ang aking CP. Siyempre si Olib uli: Naka check-in ka na ba? Nagsisimula na ang program.

Teks ko: OO, naka check-in na ako dito sa Hotel nina Takris.

Teks nya: Ha??? Me hotel na ba sina Takris???

Teks ko: Meron, dito nga ako nag check-in last year, sa may tapat ito ng NAPPHIRE na naging BPRE na naging PHILMECH, na hindi ko na alam kung anong isusunod pa na pangalan.

Teks nya: Tange! hindi yan kina Takris. Joint venture yan ng CLSU at China.

Teks ko: Tange ka rin! Siguradong kina Takris ito na asawa ng dati kong titser sa Engineering na si Prof. Emil Sicat. Me ka joint venture sila na foreigner, na ang pangalan ay PHIL, kaya pinangalanan nila ang Hotel na to na PHIL-SiCAT. Segi nga, tumingala ka sa Tower, ang laki-laki ng letra.

Mabilis akong nagbihis, iniwan ang gamit sa Hotel, nagmamadali para makahabol sa kaganapan ng pagdiriwang sa CLSU Canteen ng mga 4th Batchers na mga Kabuko.

Nagsisimula na nga ang programa nang dumating ako.

Itutuloy.... Abangan....

Part 2. Garbage In-Fuel Out (GI-FO) Power Plant - My Reply To All Reactions

Thank you for your interests and gesture of support in our triumvirate venture that comes from nowhere, started just like a pop in the air.

That would really be hard to believe, except in believing that it was providential when we, ALEXIS BELONIO, VICTORIANO OCON & ANTONIO CO meet each other.

Construction of the Gasifier Reactor is not too complicated because it was already done in a simple manner by a simple man, Eng'r. Alexis Belonio in his short stint work in our neighboring country few years back. It does not require computerized gadgets that we have to rely from foreign sources. It is so simple that I was able to comprehend it, if not, I would not be in this business.

It will not need tons of money. Not even the steel and iron materials needed will weigh in ratio and proportion by the tons. The actual cost of materials is very minimal. It's Greed that escalates the astronomical price of any meaningful project.

For some logic, household use LPG to cook, then later, LPG was used to fuel an automotive engine that drives the axles in order to deliver us from place to place. See our taxis now?

For more than a year now, from the time Alexis Belonio gifted me his Rice Husk Gasifier Stove, I already weaned my household using LPG for cooking for more than a year now also. If RHG stove produces gas for my cooking, then, it can also be used as alternative fuel to an Industrial Engine, which can drive a dynamo to produce electricity.

Rice husk is a form of BIOMASS, garbage is also a BIOMASS, therefore, they will produce gas, just like what happened in our previous experimentation.

I may not be accurate in describing what kind of gas was produced, but my simple mind tells me that if it burns, probably, there was gas.

There will be no need for segregation of garbage here. The only waste material to be rejected are glasses and irons, and that would be not much of a problem. Glasses and iron will never reach the dump-site anymore, because scavengers are actually putting premium looking for them.

Gasification can be produced in big scale or small scale. I have once shown some of you my small demo unit, and it works before your very eyes. I still have a miniature model that becomes my favorite toy nowadays, it is a gasifier as tiny as Alaska Evaporada tin can.

This project is not ambitious. We would just keep it simple and let destiny drift us to where we should be.


Tony Co, for and in behalf of Alexis Belonio and Victoriano Ocon

Garbage In - Fuel Out Power Plant

(Harnessing renewable energy out of wasteland, Caring for Mother Nature and Protecting the Well-Being of Mankind)

Introduction

Last Friday, April 08, 2011, I escorted to Cebu City the man whom I come to know very well just lately. I knew that he will be one of the KEY in our desperate search to ease the environmental and energy crisis in our midst.

He is in the league of our National Hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, at least in his analytical and scientific mind, but more so, of their identical height.

I proudly walk along Eng'r. Alexis Belonio to meet with a young enterprising Agricultural Engineer based in Lapu-Lapu City, Eng'r. Victoriano Ocon.

They've got each other as a perfect match.

The former has a data bank of vast know-how on pratical technologies that we ordinary mortals can not readily comprehend, and the latter has an uncanny ability of adapting practical manufacturing processes on any job order at hand.

They are both good on their respective approaches on R&D.

Belonio employs a very conscientious methodology in his Research & Development (R&D), while Ocon efficiently and accurately executes his Review & Duplicate (R&D) technique.

Facts and Situation

For some rough statistics, Cebu City is churning-out 500 tons of garbage daily. Their dump-site of 15 hectares is now 40 feet high and already reached its maximum holding capacity.

In this case, the initial step done by the City Council was the passing of an ordinance meant to subdue the further building-up everyday of the mountainous wasteland.

And the concrete action done by the City Government to confront this garbage malady, is the commissioning of the expertise of Eng'r. V. Ocon in fabricating Material Recovery Facilities (Recycling Equipment).

At the Cebu dump-site, former scavengers are now machine operators, working on a 25 hour shift, feeding the ITDI-DOST BIOREACTOR ST1000 composting equipment. Some are engaged in the SHredder Machines where chopping and sorting of garbage materials is done.

The target number of BIOREACTORS to be installed is 20 sets. At 1 ton per batch per 24 hour capacity of converting garbage into organic fertilizing material, it would only be a 20 tons daily elimination and disposal of unsavory garbage odor; a far cry from the towering smokey mountain wastes waiting to be processed.

Swift Meeting of the Minds

Being an Agricultural engineer myself, like both of them, I have this propensity of regaling my colleagues in my profession about my readings, technological encounters, and little discoveries. One of this I shared to Ocon, is the gasification process that is taking place on a Rice Husk Gasifier Stove, which is a brainchild of Belonio, in that he won from this the Rolex Award for Enterprise given in Geneva, Switzerland in 2008 and subsequently won another for that related technology from The TECH Award in San Jose, California in November 2010.

Ocon, who is in the heap of great challenge in reducing the volume of waste in Cebu City, thought of summoning the technology of Belonio in gasification. He wasted no time in flying to Manila to meet Belonio.

I am the one in-charge of arranging their meeting. I picked-up Belonio in Nueva Ecija in the middle of the night. I meet Ocon at the Centennial Airport. Together we went to our meeting place at Mr. Poon's Kitchenette in Banawe, Quezon City.

Along the way, brainstorming began and immediately ended.

We just eat our meals at our meeting place. A little of pleasantries, then we parted ways with our calendar marked April 08, 2011, destination: Cebu City.

As Cebu Pacific plane touched down Cebu Airport runway, Ocon was already waiting for us at the exit gate. Again, brainstorming ensued until we disembarked at the manufacturing plant of Suki Trading Corporation, a growing venture in the fabrication of agri-industrial machines and livelihood equipment.

A stack of shredded garbage and plastics were already prepared, loaded them into the Rice Husk Gasifier Stove which I previously sold to Ocon. Belonio wanted to find-out if it will burst into flame when shredded garbage will be used as fuel medium in lieu of rice husk. And voila! It's flaming wildly and odorless. Alexis Belonio then declared, "gasification of garbage can be used to fuel an electric generator set!"

After that brief burning demonstration, we immediately proceed to the dump-site to conduct an ocular inspection. As it was said, there lie the sprawling wasteland of 15 hectares of 40 feet high garbage. Existing Bioreactor machines in operation become tiny processor, in stark contrast to the volume of variety of waste materials in waiting.

Planning stage was already done. There is an unwritten mutual agreement reached. It may be like a whirlwind marriage of gift and talents of both Agricultural Engineers, Alexis Belonio and Victoriano Ocon, with me as witness, I could see an expeditious and successful result of their union.

I will keep you posted on the development of this humble effort of ours to make a difference in our field of Agricultural Engineering.

Meantime, you may check some works and backgrounder of our subjects. Just goggle or wild search the name Alexis Belonio and you will find that name synonymous to "biomass gasification" and visit the website of Victoriano Ocon at www.sukitradingcorp.com to see his main enterprise.

Antonio H. Co
Central Luzon State University, BSAEn '85
Registered Professional Agricultural Engineer 0002831

BYAHE NA

Bukas, Viernes, ika 18 ng Marso, 2011. Sasama ako sa byahing Bikol.

Wala namang tunay na sadya, gusto ko lang makipaghuntahan sa mga pasahero habang nasa daan.

Kapag nandun na rin lang sa Bikol, binisitahin ko ang organic farming at organic piggery raising dun ng isang pinsanin. Kakatay ng mailap na manok. Mamimili ng katutubong bigas na binayo.

Isabay ko na rin ang pangangampanya na maibahagi ang teknolohiya ng walang kamatayang Rice Husk Gasifier ni Alexis Belonio.

At higit sa lahat kaya gusto ko magliwaliw, ay kailan pa nga ba natin ito gagawin, pag tayo ba ay mukhang hukluban na?

Makinig ka Idol Bongget!

TSUNAMI SA AKING BAYAN

March 11, 2011, Intensity 8.9 yumanig sa bansang Hapon.

Agad kasunod ang tsunami na rumagasa sa pamayanan. Linukuban ang kalsada at namayaning pansamantala ang karagatan.

Naalarma ang sanlibutan, kanya-kanyang sagap ng balita sa internet.

Sinilip ko ang mapa ng Pilipinas na inilatag ng GMA7news para sa babala ng nakaambang kasunod na epekto ng malakas na lindol, ang pagsalasa ng Tsunami.

Nakita ko ang kulay pulang pananda sa bandang hilagang silangan, at ito ang mga kostales na pamayanan ng Pilipinas na kasama sa prediksyong nakatambad sa panganib ng Tsunami.

Ang kanang bahagi ng mukha ng mapa ng Pilipinas ay siyangang hilagang-silangan.

Mula sa taas ang Cagayan, kalagitnaan ang Quezon, Camarines at Samar, at sa ibaba nito ay ang probinsiya ng Surigao at Davao Del Sur.

Ito ang kabuoang nakatalang tatamaan ng nakaambang panganib sa loob ng ilang minuto na lamang nung araw na yaon.

Bumalik sa aking gunita ang dekada 70, sa pangyayaring sumapit ang lagim sa ilang isla sa aming bayan dala ng Tidal Wave. Nahintakutang nagsilikas ang mga tao tungo sa taas ng kabundukan. Ang iba ay nakaligtas sa pamamagitan ng pag-akyat sa mga puno ng niyog.

Dahil sa ala-alang iyon, napagtanto kong itong bukambibig na Tsunami ngayun, ay sya ring Tidal Wave noon. At natiyak kong gayon nga ayon sa Encarta Dictionary.

Agad kong tinawagan ang malalapit na kaibigan upang ibahagi ang mga paalala at paghahanda ayon sa babalang napulot ko sa malawakan at kasalukuyang oras na balita sa Internet.

Salamat na lamang at lihis, ligtas at payapang lumipas ang minuto, oras at araw na di na nagpakita ang Tidal Wave o Tsunami.

Magsisilbing talaan ng panahon na lamang ang blog na ito.

At kinaumagahan, kinumusta ko ang aking mga kabarangay.

Masayahing ang mga tao sa aming nayon. Tipikal na sinaunang buhay. Sa kanang bahagi ng karsada ay bulubundukin at sa kanan ay ang matandang ilog na aming pinaglulunoyan ng walang sawang kaligayahan sa paglalangoy.

Mabuti naman at mulat na rin sila sa mga sariwang balita. Natuto na ring maghanda sa panahon ng nakaambang kalamidad.

Ang mga antigong matatanda ay natuto na ring sumunod na lang sa agos at payo ng mga bata.

Subalit me mga salbahe ring namang mga bata. Ito yun mga kabataang hindi kasali sa nabanggit ni Gat Jose Rizal na " kabataang pag-asa ng Bayan".

Ang mga dyaske kasi, pinagtatakot ng husto ang mga matatanda. Sinabi nila na mas malaki at mataas ang Tsunami kaysa sa Tidal Wave. At ang Tsunaming ito ay manggagaling lang sa karatig na ilog sa kanilang bakuran.