Traditionally, humankind has embraced Mother Nature when seeking resources for basic survival. So why disregard this when it comes to our enormous need for energy?
AsiaBIOGAS proudly demonstrate bioenergy strategies by driving forward ‘The Khorat Waste to Energy Project’. AsiaBIOGAS’ ecological efforts to transform waste into sustainable energy make them a prime example of corporate green initiative. AsiaBIOGAS utilize waste to develop and encourage technology providers to incorporate long-term sustainability with energy, heat and power efficiency.
E. Knight once wrote, “Waste not the smallest thing created, for grains of sand make mountains, and atomies infinity”. His statement truly resonates when considering widely accessible, discarded agricultural, organic waste that AsiaBIOGAS utilize to create biomass energy. It may appear to be one man’s waste, but it is another man’s renewable energy.
What is Biomass?
- All organic matter is known as biomass. The energy released from biomass when it is eaten, burnt or converted into fuels is called biomass energy.
- Biomass provides a clean, renewable energy source that could dramatically improve our environment, economy and energy security.
- Biomass energy generates far less air emissions than fossil fuels.
- Unlike a combustion of fossil fuels, carbon dioxide released through biomass is balanced by carbon dioxide captured in the recent growth of the biomass, so there is far less net impact on greenhouse gas levels.
What are the tools available to covert this fuel into useful energy?
- Gasification – Exposing a solid fuel to high temperatures and limited oxygen produces biogas.
- Pyrolysis – Heating the biomass produces pyrolysis oil and phenol oil leaving charcoal.
- Digestion - Bacteria in an oxygen-starved environment can produce methane.
- Fermentation - Bio-material is used to manufacture Ethanol and Biodiesel by an anaerobic biological process in which sugars are converted to alcohol by the action of micro-organisms (usually yeast).
Biomass Combustion Systems (BCS) is paving the way for local energy security by offering clean combustion technology that captures the fuel capacity of waste and low grade biomasses. Our mission is to facilitate fossil fuel independence by promoting community energy security.
To achieve this goal we are committed to:
- Providing low emission combustion technology that utilizes industrial, municipal and forest management.
- Connecting available biofuel sources to potential fuel markets
- Engaging local communities and energy businesses in economic carbon management through our communication portals.
Biomass fuels include wood waste such as:
- Urban wood waste like construction wood scraps, broken pallets, clean wood waste from factories and residue from tree trimmers
- Forest waste like small trees and undergrowth cleared from forests for fire suppression and growth enhancement
- Agricultural waste like orchard removals, rice hulls, fruit pits, coconut shells & husks, palm shells, fiber and EFB.
Unlike other renewable technologies, biomass plants are more labor intensive as they pay to collect, transport and process its fuels. This makes Biomass a more reliable and renewable base-load electric power source that is able to provide a steady flow of power regardless of external conditions.
Producing energy does not have to threaten the environment and its production can reap major environmental benefits.
The Southeast Asia biomass power generating industry has a powerful influence over several areas of environmental concern:
- Reducing greenhouse emissions
- Reducing ecological footprints
- Improving air quality
- Protecting our forests
Biomass power plants combust biomass waste to produce electricity utilising materials that would otherwise create adverse environmental impacts.