Facing concerns about energy shortages and demand to reduce the environmental impact in recent years, renewable biofuels are attracting attention as alternatives to fossil fuels. Palm oil, which is principally composed of vegetable oil, is a kind of biofuel and an alternative energy to fossil fuel that results in lower carbon emissions (CO2 reduction). In the countries of origin of vegetable oils in Southeast Asia, (including Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia), the increase in the use of palm oil as biofuel for power generation has been considered as a priority measure among energy saving policies. Diesel engines for power generation using mainly conventional heavy fuel oil are basically used to maintain high power generation efficiency, and the additional use of palm oil as fuel for the engines can provide the aforementioned advantages while also responding to the need for the use of biofuels.
