- Fuel / Ratio to FFB / Energy content to total energy produced
- Fibre / 15% / 44%
- Shell / 6% / 26%
- EFB / 23% / 30%
- Fibre @ 38% moisture @ 4700kcal/kg on dry matter
- Shell @ 15% moisture @ 4950kcal/kg on dry matter
- EFB @ 68% moisture @ 4200kcal/kg on dry matter
POME Extraction of Biogas
- 300,000t/year FFB, produces 5,628,000m3 of biogas
- Equivalent to 10.1304 million kwh/year
- Equivalent to approx. 50,000t CER on methane captured
- Equivalent to approx. 6,000t CER on power connection to grid
Methane Capture from POME
- Biogas CH4 ; 60-70%
- CO2 ; 30-40%
- 1 tonne POME = 28 cu m Biogas
- 1 cu m Biogas = 2 kwh
Revenue from Unwanted Waste Based on 300,000t/year FFB
- Fuel / Amount / Unit price RM / Total RM
- Fibre / 45,000t / 40 per t / 1,800,000
- Shell / 18,000t / 80 per t / 1,440,000
- EFB / 69,000 / 10 per t / 690,000
- Biogas / 10,130 kwh / 0.21 / 2,026,000
- CER / 56,000t / 34 per t / 1,904,000
- Total - RM 7,860,000
Source - Revenue Maximization and Zero Waste in Palm Oil Mill / Bell Group of Companies / PIPOC 2007
