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Sugarcane Trash as a Source of Biomass Energy

Salman Zafar — Sun, 25 Oct 2026 19:22:02 +0000

Sugarcane trash (also know as cane trash) is an excellent biomass resource in sugar-producing countries worldwide. The amount of cane trash produced depends on the plant variety, age of the crop at harvest and soil and weather conditions. Typically it...

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The Importance Of Hydrogen Sulfide Removal In Biogas Plants

Salman Zafar — Sat, 24 Oct 2026 19:58:30 +0000

Biogas plays a vital role in the renewable energy sector, converting organic materials such as agricultural waste into sustainable energy. This approach not only provides a renewable source of energy but also contributes to effective waste management. However, it confronts...

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The Synergy between Biomass Energy and Solar Power

Salman Zafar — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:15:44 +0000

Two front-runners have emerged in the quest for sustainable and renewable energy sources: biomass energy and solar power. While each has its unique strengths, the true potential lies in their synergy. This combination could revolutionize how we think about renewable...

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Biomass Energy in Malaysia: Potential and Progress

Salman Zafar — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:13:29 +0000

Malaysia is blessed with abundant biomass resources due to its strong agricultural sector and huge amount of biomass wastes generated by the palm oil industry. Under the National Energy Transition Roadmap, Malaysia aims to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels...

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The Growth of Biofuel Industry in the United States: Perspectives

Salman Zafar — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:15:11 +0000

Biofuels were once forgotten in the United States, mainly when huge petroleum deposits kept fuel prices low. With the increase in oil prices recently, the biofuel industry in the US is rising significantly. Experts predict that this green energy industry...

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Cogeneration of Bagasse – Technology Options and Industry Trends

Salman Zafar — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 05:50:38 +0000

Cogeneration of bagasse is one of the most attractive and successful biomass energy projects that have already been demonstrated in many sugarcane producing countries such as Mauritius, Reunion Island, India and Brazil. Combined heat and power from sugarcane in the...

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Popular Biomass Energy Technologies: An Overview

Salman Zafar — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:44:36 +0000

A wide range of biomass energy technologies are available for realizing the energy potential of biomass wastes, ranging from very simple systems for disposal of dry biomass waste to more complex technologies capable of dealing with large amounts of industrial...

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Role of Advanced Biotechnology in Harnessing Biomass Energy

Salman Zafar — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:11:41 +0000

Biomass energy, derived from organic matter, has always been a critical component of the global energy mix. With the dire impacts of climate change becoming more evident, there’s an increasing urgency to utilize renewable energy sources. Enter advanced biotechnology: the...

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Why Fossil Fuels are Preferred Over Biomass by Industries?

Sameer Usmani — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 04:05:32 +0000

Biomass can play a key role in economic development and emerge as a significant alternative to fossil fuels. In this article, we will discuss why fossil fuels are preferred over biomass fuel by the industrial sector. Why Fossil Fuel is...

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The Properties and Uses of Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME)

Salman Zafar — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:29:13 +0000

Palm Oil processing gives rise to highly polluting wastewater, known as Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME), which is often discarded in disposal ponds, resulting in the leaching of contaminants that pollute the groundwater and soil, and in the release of...

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Rice Straw as a Source of Biomass Energy

Salman Zafar — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 04:48:33 +0000

The cultivation of rice results in two types of biomass residues – straw and husk – having attractive potential in terms of energy. Rice husk, the main by-product from rice milling, accounts for roughly 22% of paddy weight, while rice...

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Reviving Old Transformers: Biomass Integration for Grid Longevity

Jane Marsh — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 18:45:20 +0000

Power grid resiliency is a persistent concern among utility providers and other stakeholders in the energy industry. Numerous emerging factors include the growing reliance on electric vehicles and the increasing frequency of new construction projects in the data center sector....

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Why Biomass Exchange is Crucial to the Success of Biomass Projects

Setu Goyal — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:16:27 +0000

Biomass exchange is emerging as a key factor in the progress of biomass energy sector. It is well-known that the supply chain management in any biomass project is a big management conundrum. The complexity deepens owing to the large number...

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Why Biomass Supply Chain Matters in Biomass Projects

Setu Goyal — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 04:14:41 +0000

Biomass resources have been in use for a variety of purposes since ages. The multiple uses of biomass includes usage as a livestock or for meeting domestic and industrial thermal requirements or for the generation of power to fulfill any...

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Palm Kernel Shells From Africa Can Fuel Biomass Plants in Japan

Eko Sb Setyawan — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 03:48:57 +0000

Japan’s biomass fuel requirement is estimated to be tens of millions of tons each year on account of its projected biomass energy capacity of 6,000MW by the year 2030. To achieve this capacity, more than 20 million tons of biomass...

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Biomass Pelletization Process: An Overview

Salman Zafar — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:37:28 +0000

Biomass pellets are a popular type of biomass fuel, generally made from wood wastes, agricultural biomass, commercial grasses and forestry residues. In addition to savings in transportation and storage, pelletization of biomass facilitates easy and cost effective handling. Dense cubes...

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Date Palm Wastes as a Biomass Resource

Salman Zafar — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:04:26 +0000

Date palm is one of the principal agricultural products in the arid and semi-arid region of the world, especially Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. There are more than 120 million date palm trees worldwide yielding several million tons...

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Popular Methods for Sustainable Agricultural Waste Management

Salman Zafar — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:52:22 +0000

Agricultural waste, encompassing both organic and inorganic materials leftover from farming activities, poses a significant challenge and opportunity in equal measure. The residues from crop production and livestock farming, including crop stalks, animal manure, packaging, and agricultural chemicals, present a...

Trends in Utilization of Palm Kernel Shells

Salman Zafar — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 10:59:18 +0000

The palm kernel shells used to be initially dumped in the open thereby impacting the environment negatively without any economic benefit. However, over time, palm oil mills in Southeast Asia and elsewhere realized their brilliant properties as a fuel and...

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What You Should Know Before Investing in Bioenergy Stocks

Salman Zafar — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 02:01:11 +0000

In recent years, there has been a gradual shift that has seen people paying extra attention to biomass energy and more environmentally friendly options, which has filtered down to their lifestyle choices as well. However, this is not to say...

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Biogas Sector in India: Things You Should Know

Emily Folk — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 01:18:21 +0000

Biogas is an often overlooked and neglected aspect of renewable energy in India. While solar, wind and hydropower dominate the discussion in the country, they are not the only options available. Biogas is a lesser known but highly important option...

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Biomass Wastes from Palm Oil Mills: Things You Should Know

Salman Zafar — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:45:58 +0000

The Palm Oil industry in Asia and Africa generates large quantity of biomass wastes whose disposal is a challenging task. In the Palm Oil mill, fresh fruit bunches are sterilized after which the oil fruits can be removed from the...

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Biomass Resource Base for Second-Generation Biofuels

Talha Akbar Kamal — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 05:24:00 +0000

Second-generation biofuels, also known as advanced biofuels, primarily includes cellulosic ethanol. The resource base for the production of second-generation biofuel are non-edible lignocellulosic biomass resources (such as leaves, stem and husk) which do not compete with food resources. The resource...

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The Thermal Conversion of Biomass: An Overview

Salman Zafar — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 23:43:32 +0000

A wide range of thermal technologies exists to harness the energy stored in biomass. These biomass thermal technologies can be classified according to the principal energy carrier produced in the conversion process. Carriers are in the form of heat, gas,...

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Scaling Up Biofuels: Which Fuel Types Are Attracting the Most Investment in 2026

Jane Marsh — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 04:51:04 +0000

Investment in biofuels is accelerating in 2026 as governments, airlines, energy companies and institutional investors increase funding for lower-carbon transportation fuels. Capital is concentrating on fuel types with the strongest commercial potential, particularly sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), renewable diesel, biodiesel...

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Biomass Energy Potential of Empty Fruit Bunches (EFB)

Salman Zafar — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:55:09 +0000

A palm oil plantation yields huge amount of biomass wastes in the form of empty fruit bunches (EFB), palm oil mill effluent (POME) and palm kernel shell (PKS). In a typical palm oil mill, empty fruit bunches are available in abundance...

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The Biomass Energy Potential of Palm Kernel Shells

Salman Zafar — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:49:24 +0000

The Palm Oil industry in Southeast Asia and Africa generates large quantity of biomass wastes whose disposal is a challenging task. Palm kernel shells (also known as PKS) are the shell fractions left after the nut has been removed after...

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Sugarcane Trash – A Renewable Fuel of Today and Future

Aru Mangla — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 20:31:30 +0000

In Indian sugar mills, the frequent cycles of ups and downs in the core business of selling sugar has led to the concentration towards the trend of ancillary businesses, like cogeneration power plant and ethanol production, becoming the profit centres....

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Biomass Handling Equipment You Should Know About

Salman Zafar — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:47:47 +0000

The physical handling of biomass fuels during collection or at a processing plant can be challenging task, particularly for solid biomass. Biomass fuels tend to vary with density, moisture content and particle size and can also be corrosive. Therefore biomass...

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Everything You Should Know About An Algae Biorefinery

Radhouan Ben-Hamadou — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:58:25 +0000

High oil prices, competing demands between foods and other biofuel sources, and the world food crisis, have ignited interest in algaculture (farming of algae) for making vegetable oil, biodiesel, bioethanol, biogasoline, biomethanol, biobutanol and other biofuels. Algae can be efficiently grown on land that is not suitable for agriculture and...

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The Logistics of a Biomass Power Plant

Salman Zafar — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:11:59 +0000

Biomass power plant logistics involves all the unit operations necessary to move biomass wastes from the land to the biomass energy plant. The biomass can be transported directly from farm or from stacks next to the farm to the processing...

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What Are The Different Uses Of Biochar

Sameer Usmani — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:45:16 +0000

Biochar is a carbon-rich, fine-grained residue which can be produced either by ancient techniques (such as covering burning biomass with soil and allowing it to smoulder) or state-of-the-art modern biomass pyrolysis processes. Combustion and decomposition of woody biomass and agricultural...

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Palm Kernel Shells (PKS) – An Attractive Biomass Fuel

Salman Zafar — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 19:57:34 +0000

Biomass residue from palm oil industry are attractive renewable energy fuel in Southeast Asia. The abundance of these biomass resources is increasing with the fast development of palm oil industry in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. In the Palm Oil value...

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An Introduction to Biochemical Conversion of Biomass

Salman Zafar — Sun, 31 May 2026 15:42:09 +0000

Biochemical conversion of biomass involves use of bacteria, microorganisms and enzymes to breakdown biomass into gaseous or liquid fuels, such as biogas or bioethanol. The most popular biochemical technologies for biomass conversion include anaerobic digestion (or biomethanation) and fermentation. Let...

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Salient Features of Sugar Industry in Mauritius

Salman Zafar — Tue, 19 May 2026 13:58:26 +0000

Sugar industry has always occupied a prominent position in the Mauritian economy since the introduction of sugarcane around three centuries ago. Mauritius has been a world pioneer in establishing sales of bagasse-based energy to the public grid, and is currently...

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Biomass Gasification Process: An Introduction

Salman Zafar — Wed, 13 May 2026 13:07:37 +0000

Biomass gasification involves burning of biomass in a limited supply of air to give a combustible gas consisting of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, methane, water, nitrogen, along with contaminants like small char particles, ash and tars. The gas is...

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Bioenergy in China: Trends, Challenges and Future Prospects

Salman Zafar — Fri, 08 May 2026 12:38:59 +0000

China has recently emerged as one of the economic powerhouses of the world. Not only does this status continue to redefine what was considered to represent a somewhat “backwards” society, but plenty of employment opportunities await. This has also given...

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Biomass Energy and Water Filtration: The Unseen Connection

Salman Zafar — Thu, 07 May 2026 07:30:31 +0000

The intersection of biomass energy and water filtration holds exciting potential. Advanced filtration methods can generate clean water while capturing valuable biofuel feedstocks like algae. Energy crops, in turn, can be fertilized from recycled nutrients in wastewater. By linking these...

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How is Biomass Transported: A Beginner’s Guide

Salman Zafar — Sun, 03 May 2026 12:15:37 +0000

Transporting biomass fuel to a power plant is an important aspect of any biomass energy project. Because a number of low moisture fuels can be readily collected and transported to a centralized biomass plant location or aggregated to enhance project...

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Everything You Should Know About Agricultural Residues

Salman Zafar — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:37:54 +0000

The term agricultural residue is used to describe all the organic materials which are produced as by-products from harvesting and processing of agricultural crops. These residues can be further categorized into primary residues and secondary residues. Agricultural residues, which are...

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