Analysis of Palm Biomass as Electricity from Palm Oil Mills in North Sumatera

Published Date
Energy Procedia
2014, Vol.47:166–172, doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2014.01.210
Conference and Exhibition Indonesia Renewable Energy & Energy Conservation [Indonesia EBTKE-CONEX 2013]
Open Access, Creative Commons license

Author 

• Muhammad Ansori Nasution ^,
 
• Tjahjono Herawan
 
• Meta Rivani

• Indonesian Oil Palm Research Institute (IOPRI), Jalan Brigjen Katamso 51, Medan 20158, Indonesia

Available online 4 February 2014.

Abstract

Empty fruit bunch, shell, and fiber are palm biomass waste that can be converted to energy by cogeneration system. On the other hand, electricity shortages severely hampered the development of North Sumatera. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to present a potential analysis of palm biomass waste in generating electricity by palm oil mills in North Sumatera. Some palm oil mills in North Sumatera were analyzed in electric potential by using collected data, questionnaires and interviews. The results show that a POM with 30 tones FFB/hour generates at least 20 MW (20 MW to 35 MW).

Keywords

renewable energy

palm biomass

electricity

palm oil mill 

North Sumatera

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