I REFER to last Tuesday's letter, 'Embrace biofuels', by Mr Henri J. Bardon.

Biodiesel is currently available to consumers in Singapore.

This is supplied by Alpha Biofuels which has been providing renewable fuels locally for the past three years.

Alpha biodiesel is made from waste oil collected from the communities here.

In the past year, many Singaporeans - from the public and the corporate world - have come forward to contribute waste oil for recycling into biodiesel.

The South West Community Development Council has even started a waste oil recycling programme among its residents.

Contrary to what Mr Bardon mentioned, diesel vehicles as well as heavy machinery at construction sites here are already using Alpha biodiesel.

Moreover, the tropical climate in Singapore has made the use of high biodiesel blends possible.

There are more than 400 vehicles and diesel equipment in Singapore now running on Alpha biodiesel and doing their part in reducing greenhouse gases.

Biodiesel was used exclusively to power the generator providing electricity for the main concert and stalls during Earth Hour at the Esplanade in March.

Though the biofuel plants built by foreign investors are exporting their biofuels overseas, Alpha Biofuels plays its part in the local green energy scene by producing biodiesel from recycled waste cooking oil collected from F&B outlets around Singapore and making the biodiesel available to the public.

This not only helps reduce Singapore's carbon footprint but also minimises concerns of biofuels competing with food crops.

Allan Lim
Chief Executive Officer
Alpha Synovate Pte Ltd
Alpha Biofuels Pte Ltd

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