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The doors to the Green BioH2E R&D Laboratory are now officially open.

On 25 September 2024, the Xavier University College of Engineering (XU CoE) and DOST - Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) successfully inaugurated and launched the new Green Biohydrogen to Energy (Green BioH2E) Research and Development Laboratory located at the ground floor, College of Engineering Building of Xavier University. The laboratory focuses on utilizing organic waste from manufacturing and agricultural industries, as well as municipal wastewater, to produce hydrogen fuel—an innovative solution that promises to address both waste management and energy sustainability challenges.

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Project leaders of waste-to-energy projects funded by DOST-PCIEERD during the open forum of Arhika
(Left to right – Dr Noel Peter Tan, Dr Shierlyn Paclijan, Engr Edwin Richard Ortiz)

The event, ARHIKA, commenced with an opening program at the Little Theater, enlightening the participants and guests about the Green BioH2E Project, led by Dr Shierlyn S Paclijan, and other projects on waste-to-energy technologies led by Engr Edwin Richard R Ortiz and Dr Noel Peter B Tan. The keynote speaker at the event, Engr Niñaliza H Escorial, the Deputy Executive Director of DOST-PCIEERD, emphasized the laboratory’s critical role in the nation’s shift toward cleaner energy.

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Opening program of Arhika at the XU Little Theater

The inauguration of the research facility and the succeeding media conference were led by University President Fr Mars Tan, SJ, CoE Dean Dr Hercules Cascon, Engr Niñaliza Escorial, and Project Leader Dr Shierlyn Paclijan.

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Ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Green BioH2E Laboratory (Left to right – Dr Hercules Cascon,
Dr Shierlyn Paclijan, Engr Niñaliza Escorial, Fr Mars Tan SJ)

The event marks the advent of another novel approach to innovation, not just for the XU-ChE faculty and students, but also for researchers nationwide, as we embrace and bolster the transition to clean waste-to-energy technologies and environmental conservation.