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Table 6 Power generation potential of palm oil biomass (MW)

From: Transitioning to a sustainable development framework for bioenergy in Malaysia: policy suggestions to catalyse the utilisation of palm oil mill residues

Estimated potential energy by biomass type

Power generation capacity (MW) for 7200 h operation

Biomass type

Produceda (Million tonnes)

Driedb (Million tonnes)

Calorific valueb (MJ/kg)

Total energy available (Million MJ)

Boiler efficiency

20%

30%

40%

Palm mesocarp fibre (PMF)

13.20

8.32

19.06

158,539

1223

1835

2447

Palm kernel shell (PKS)

5.38

4.73

20.09

95,096

734

1101

1468

Empty fruit bunches (EFB)

21.52

7.10

18.88

134,053

1034

1552

2069

Total

2991

4487

5983

  1. aEstimated based on the amount of FFB produced in 2018 which is 97.8 million tonnes [74] and typical biomass fraction as described by [21]
  2. bEstimated based on typical biomass moisture content and calorific value as described by [21]