Project Name
Biogas Renewable Energy, part of the QL Zero-waste Renewable Energy Oil Mill
Project Period
Started in 2010 and on-going
Project Objectives
To reduce our carbon footprint and local air pollution, and to generate electricity for our own use.
Project Budget
The overall project investment is around RM13 million.
Project Description
Management of oil palm industrial waste remains a formidable environmental challenge for palm millers. The traditional pond system for treatment of POME (Palm Oil Mill Effluent) has come under increasing criticism from the Department of Environment for the high levels of methane or biogas emissions released into the atmosphere. Since methane is one of the major contributors to greenhouse gases (GHG), there is an urgent need for controls of emissions from the treatment POME into the atmosphere.
The project aims to treat POME by creating a biogas plant. Biogas is a valuable form of renewable energy and can be utilised for electricity power generation. The plant has the capacity to treat 75 metric tonnes (MT) of POME per hour. The potential power generation is up to 2.5 megawatts (MW). The electricity generated can be utilised by our own palm downstream project. This project will be commissioned in August 2011.
Benefits of Biogas Capture:
- Reduces GHG emissions.
- Reduces land used for POME treatment.
- Enhances revenues of palm oil mill.
- Can be implemented as a Clean Development (CDM) project.
- Reduces global and local environmental impact.
- Provides power for QL’s palm pellet renewable energy project.
