FOLLOWING the surge in the crude oil market and the subsequent rise in biofuel production, palm oil prices have been coupled with fuel prices. But there is another dimension to the oil palm industry’s energy potential – the use of biomass to generate electricity.
Power plant expert M. Umakanthan says the biomass from Malaysia’s oil palm plantations alone can power 5% to 10% of the country’s total energy requirements.
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