Van Kessel Mackay Green Energy
Mackay Green Energy
Taguig, Philippines
About
Founded in 2010, Van Kessel Mackay Green Energy is a renewable energy company headquartered in Taguig, Philippines specializing in Biomass.
Van Kessel Mackay Green Energy (VKMGE) develops renewable energy systems that convert biomass into energy, fuels and bio-products. Its core product is Mackay Bana Grass, a hybrid dedicated energy crop developed from Australian Bana Grass and registered for plant variety protection in the Philippines. The grass is grown on contract-grower and licensee plantations and processed into biomass, torrefied green coal, pellets, charcoal, silage and liquid fuels. The company also licenses the crop, provides technical training and supports carbon credit initiatives.
Headquarters
Founded
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Products & services
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Locations
Headquarters
32nd Street cor. 9th Avenue, Taguig, Philippines
Projects
4Pantabangan Bana Grass plantation
Bana Grass plantation of 113 hectares producing biomass and, at a newly acquired site, at least 25 tons of charcoal per day.
Kabankalan charcoal facility
Charcoal production facility supplied with biomass from Negros Bana Grass plantations (369 hectares).
Isabela Bana Grass plantation
Bana Grass plantation of 46 hectares.
Romblon Bana Grass plantation
Bana Grass plantation of 20 hectares.
Credentials & affiliations
Certifications
Provisional Certificate of Plant Variety Protection (Mackay Bana Grass)
Partnerships
Manna Plus, James MacKay Foundation
