• The high level of palm oil production causing high palm biomass or oil palm waste generated from the palm oil production process.

• The high production of palm oil has an impact on the abundance of empty fruit bunches (EFB) which have benefits as an eco-friendly fuel for power plant.

• Empty fruit bunches (EFB) also have a fairly good heat production, so they have the potential to be used as boiler fuel.

Palm oil is the main agricultural commodity in Indonesia that plays a role in economic, social and environmental development. Oil palm can be converted into various products, one of the main products is palm oil which is an export commodity for Indonesia. In terms of palm oil production, Indonesia is the first rank as the world’s largest producer of palm oil. Indonesia contributes for around 54% or about 35 million tons of 64 million tons of palm oil production in the world.

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The high level of palm oil production causing high palm biomass or oil palm waste generated from the palm oil production process. Palm biomass can be reprocessed and produce by-products such as eco-friendly fuel, including fuel for power plant. One of the main palm biomass is Empty Fruit Bunches (EFB) which can be reprocessed and beneficial for the environment. Initially, empty fruit bunches (EFB) were only used as organic fertilizer used in oil palm plantations. However, the empty fruit bunches (EFB) which are palm biomass have potential as a renewable energy source.

The high production of palm oil has an impact on the abundance of empty fruit bunches (EFB) which have benefits as an eco-friendly fuel for power plant. One of the utilization of empty fruit bunch (EFB) biomass as fuel for power plant is the project of a Biomass Power Plant in Aceh Tamiang. This Biomass Power Plant utilizes empty fruit bunches (EFB) as palm biomass to produce clean energy and help increase electricity supply in Aceh Tamiang area. As the utilization of empty fruit bunches (EFB) which was initially used as organic fertilizer was not proportional to the number of empty fruit bunches (EFB) produced, Biomass Power Plant project was carried out to provide a solution in overcoming the heap of empty fruit bunches (EFB) as a palm biomass. The Biomass Power Plant also supports the Indonesian government’s initiative to increase the use of renewable energy sources in Indonesia.

Empty fruit bunches (EFB) also have a fairly good heat production, so they have the potential to be used as boiler fuel. This potential can be used as biomass utilization from palm oil mills which produce eco-friendly renewable energy sources. Empty fruit bunches (EFB) can be used as boiler fuel because of the large availability of empty fruit bunches (EFB) from the palm oil production process in Indonesia.

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Remember that Indonesia is the largest producer of palm oil, power plants fueled by palm biomass can be integrated with palm oil miss, so that they can produce renewable energy sources that are always available. Renewable energy sources produced from palm biomass can also provide benefits to society and the environment.

Zonaebt.com

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Editor: Riana Nurhasanah

References:

https://iif.co.id/id/ringkasan-project/1×12-mw-pembangkit-listrik-tenaga-biomasa-dari-tandan-buah-kosong/

http://news.unair.ac.id/2019/12/26/pemanfaatan-tandan-kosong-limbah-utama-kelapa-sawit-sebagai-energi-terbarukan/

https://www.bpdp.or.id/biomassa-sawit-sumber-energi-terbarukan