Can biogas be produced from palm oil mill effluent?
Producing Biogas from Palm Oil Mill Effluent in Southeast Asia¡ªthe Green Elephant in the Room? Methane (CH4) emissions from palm oil wastewater, more commonly known as biogas released from palm oil mill effluent (POME), represents a significant source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission.
Can palm oil mills reduce tCO2e emissions?
Methane mitigation through biogas capture at 850 palm oil mills in Indonesia alone would contribute to approximately 41 million tCO2e reduction. This is equivalent to about 80 per cent Singapore¡¯s total land-based GHG emission in 2014. However, as of 2019, less than a tenth of palm oil mills in Indonesia are equipped with biogas capture.
Can palm oil be used as a biogas resource in Southeast Asia?
Palm oil is a key export commodity of Southeast Asia, and the region has great potential to develop biogas opportunities from the perspective of its carbon reduction potential. The region has explored biogas development as a method for waste management in the agroindustry since the early 1980s.
Which countries produce the most palm oil in the world?
Malaysia and Indonesia together produce nearly 90 per cent of global palm oil supply. Biogas capture in palm oil mills in Malaysia was facilitated when the government mandated all existing mills and new mills to have biogas capture by 2020 under the Palm Oil National Key Economic Area (NKEA) of the National Economic Transformation (ETP) program.