Introduction

As a result of the global environmental concerns, the need to develop alternative sources of energy has been a major interest and research worldwide.
In the Philippines, energy shortage is a major risk in the near future and automobile pollutants have tremendously increased. Recognizing the need to develop a cleaner alternative source of energy, the government supported the use of coconut as a biodiesel or more popularly known as “CME”. With the recent passage of Biofuel Act, the demand for bio-energy crops such as coconut for the use of bio-fuel and alcogas products in vehicles has tremendously increased. However, coconut development continues to lag behind due to a limited source from only a few coconut producing regions and very limited CME plants found in the Philippines.