Renewable Cogen Asia

In Asia, rice husk, bagasse, palm oil waste and wood waste are the major biomass fuels. Other biomass fuels such as rice straw, cane trash, corn cob, cassava rhizome, coconut shellfibre, palm tree, coffee husks, sunflower seeds, sunflower husks, cotton wastes, peanut shells, spent wheat grains, spent barley grains, tobacco wastes, cashew shells, etc. are also used for power generation purpose. Often they are mixed with other biomass fuels.

Recently, the biomass fuel price in some parts of Asia has gone as high as USD 60/ton. Owing to the scarcity and cost of biomass fuel, most of the plants are designed for multi-fuel and unconventional fuels.  This creates several issues in combustion and boiler maintenance, thereby demanding improvised combustion technologies, modern fuel preparation and handling systems, etc.

In the last 10 years, several new approaches in power plant implementation and technology have been introduced.  The potential for agro and wood based multi-fuel biomass power plant is very high and the market is attractive.

Ultimate analysis and proximate analysis are important aspects which decides the biomass fuel application in the boiler. In some cases, ash analysis may also be required. For services related to multi fuel biomass power generation, contact us.