Of the six mills currently operated by the Group, three of them are equipped with biogas plants to capture methane gas for electricity generation. Another biogas plant is also being constructed. The Group plans to have all our mills equipped with methane-capturing facilities in the future. This reflects our commitment towards reducing GHG emissions and a cleaner operational standard.
AEP is also continuously looking for better ways to utilise waste, as well as reducing emissions as well as the consumption of non-reusable energy. A new technology for converting liquid waste from palm oil processing into gas resulted in the first Bio-CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) plant in Indonesia being inagurated in Blankahan Estate.
A Biogas Plant at PT MPM
A Biogas Engine
As a greenhouse gas (GHG), methane is 21 times more powerful than CO2 and is hazardous contributor to global climate change. Biogas, which typically composed of around 70% methane, is released naturally when palm oil mill effluent (POME) decomposes in the absence of oxygen. A biogas plant takes advantage of this natural decomposition process to generate electricity. Electricity generated is then be sold to the state grids, reducing the reliance on fossil fuels. Biogas capture substantially lowers the Group’s carbon footprint, which is tracked regularly.
Inside the Biomass Plant at PT Ukindo
The Group also owns a Biomass Plant in North Sumatra. The Biomass plant converts empty fruit bunches (EFB) into dried long fibre (DLF). This material has 80% of its fibre being more than 50 cm in length, and moisture content of less than 15%.The DLF is being sold for use mainly in the furniture and automobile upholstery industry.
Dried Long Fibre Produced at the Biomass Plant
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