Case Studies: Biogas in Palm Oil Industry, Thailand

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The project consists of the installation of a wastewater treatment system, which will generate methane that will serve as fuel for power generation to the grid.

The project is located in Suratthani Province in the south of Thailand. The project activity aims at treating the wastewater generated from a crude palm oil extraction process. It involves the installation of a closed-tank digester wastewater treatment system. The installation is designed to replace the existing open lagoon system and to additionally treat biomass waste from the process, which at present is normally disposed of in dumping pits.

From the operation of the digester system, biogas will be extracted and used for power generation, producing renewable electricity. The gross installed capacity of the plant is 1 MW, and the generated renewable power will be sold to the national grid. The produced power will displace fossil fuel based electricity, particularly during peak hours (9.00 - 22.00 hrs). The project activity will help reduce the amount of methane, which would otherwise be emitted from the open lagoon into the atmosphere. Also, the utilization of the derived biogas for power generation will replace fossil-based grid electricity, further reducing the Green House Gas emissions.

The project introduces a new technology for wastewater treatment, the Completely Stirred Tank Reactor (CSTR), which is, for the first time, implemented in a full-scale setting in Thailand.

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