Exploring potential of biomass in Thailand and Asia

As Thailand targets to have 25% of the national energy consumption met with renewable energy sources by 2021, biomass is expected to have the largest share with an estimated 8.2 million tonnes to go for heat needs.

This offers a huge opportunity for the country to utilise its rich biomass resources either directly derived from crops like cassava or by-products from agriculture such as rice and oil palm.

To shed light on this opportunity, Bioenergy International Magazine will organise a one-day conference titled ‘Pellets & Biomass Update Asia’ during Victam Asia 2014, an exhibition on feed and biomass technology that will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 8-10 April 2014.

The conference will look at how husks, shells, nuts, EFB’s (Empty Fruit Bunch), fines, dust or other residues from feed and food industries can provide internal energy cost reductions, waste management solutions or become valuable revenue streams.

The conference aims to describe the potentials, explore the opportunities and provide, for the region and the sector, relevant examples and case studies.

Victam Asia 2014 will be held alongside GRAPAS Asia 2014 (grain and rice processing) and FIAAP Asia 2014 (feed ingredients).