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Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) as a Source of Biomethane

Jort Langerak — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:47:59 +0000

During the production of crude palm oil, large amount of waste and by-products are generated. The solid waste streams consist of empty fruit bunch (EFB), mesocarp fruit fibers (MF) and palm kernel shells (PKS). Reuse of these waste streams in...

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Sustainability Standards in the Oil Palm Industry: An Overview

Marcel Djama — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 07:21:09 +0000

The palm oil industry is particularly involved in the development of sustainability standards. Driven by growing global demand, palm oil production has expanded rapidly in the last few years. Palm oil is the most widely consumed vegetable oil in the...

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Biomass Market in Japan: Perspectives

Eko Sb Setyawan — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 20:52:51 +0000

Biomass is being increasingly used in power plants in Japan as a source of fuel, particularly after the tragic accident at Fukushima nuclear power plant in 2011. Palm kernel shell (PKS) has emerged as a favorite choice of biomass-based power...

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Biomass Energy in Indonesia

Salman Zafar — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 01:29:29 +0000

It is estimated that Indonesia produces 146.7 million tons of biomass per year, equivalent to about 470 GJ/y. Sources of biomass energy in Indonesia are scattered all over the country, but the biggest biomass energy potential in concentrated scale can...

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Bioenergy in Southeast Asia: Perspectives

Salman Zafar — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 13:59:29 +0000

Southeast Asia, with its abundant bioenergy resources, holds a strategic position in the global biomass energy atlas. There is immense biomass energy potential in Southeast Asian countries due to plentiful supply of diverse forms of biomass wastes, such as agricultural...

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Palm Kernel Shells: An Attractive Biomass Fuel for Europe

Eko Sb Setyawan — Sun, 03 Mar 2024 12:11:31 +0000

Europe is targeting an ambitious renewable energy program aimed at 20% renewable energy in the energy mix by 2020 with biomass energy being key renewable energy resource across the continent. However, the lack of locally-available biomass resources has hampered the...

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