Sustainable Palm Oil … harness the full potential of energy efficiency to reduce carbon footprint and grow markets.
Malaysia is depending heavily on natural carbon sinks from its forest land to act as a key source of carbon removals from the atmosphere. Based on the Biennial National GHG inventory update (BUR) submitted to the United Nations, Malaysia emitted a total of 335 million tonnes CO2 in 2016. More than three quarters (78%) of… Continue reading Malaysia’s Net-Zero Plan requires Sensitivity Analysis
No one is safe, until everyone is. The world is currently reeling from the devastation of the Corona virus pandemic. Everyone is facing extraordinary challenges, with the pandemic having a catastrophic effect on lives and livelihoods. The impact of the pandemic on economies and healthcare systems is immeasuarable. We keep hearing of thousands of SMEs,… Continue reading The Climate Pandemic
Though the recycling of excessive amounts of the biomass residue into boiler furnace is obscure and not well implied, mesocarp fibre and palm kernel shell are extremely desirable as a renewable bio-fuel.
Palm oil industry needs to tackle the trust deficit in the food product marketplace, ensuring environmental sustainability, food safety and transparency. THE European Commission’s decision to phase out palm oil biofuels is based on the high carbon footprint of palm oil production and as a mechanism for protection against indirect land use change (iLUC) (and… Continue reading Need to tackle the trust deficit
Do we just take a pain-killer? Why not treat the root cause of the pain? Black smoke emissions into the atmosphere from boiler flue-gas stacks is a common sight in rural Malaysia, where the majority of palm oil mills are located. More so than the visible black smoke emissions are the invisible gaseous and particulate… Continue reading Air pollution mitigating measures for steam boiler operation at palm oil mills
The rise in 3-MCPD in Malaysian palm oil is attributed to adulteration of production oil with hazardous waste constituents due to changes in extraction process at palm oil mills to recover declining oil extraction rates (OER), over the years by ways of: Recycling steriliser condensate into the production oil process to recover its constituent residual… Continue reading How Cancer causing substances crept into food products containing palm oil?
Of late there has been much reporting in the media questioning the sustainability of Malaysian palm oil production turning it into the whipping boy of Europe and the US. This article analyses the chronological events leading up to this state of affairs to examine if the backlash is indeed unfair and if there is a… Continue reading Palm Oil Sustainability: An Inconvenient Truth
Moulins à huile de palme peuvent libérer les énergies renouvelables à des niveaux d’efficacité énergétique extrêmement élevés découlant des caractéristiques uniques de leurs paramètres de fonctionnement. Moulins à huile de palme sont dans une position enviable pour exploiter des quantités accrues d’énergie renouvelable à des rendements très élevés, dont le potentiel reste largement inexploité. À… Continue reading Réorganiser les moulins à huile de palme dans les centres d’efficacité énergétique
Inefficient air removal – the culprit. Steam management and boiler operational issues at palm oil mills continue to remain problematic and have yet to be satisfactorily resolved. The root cause can be traced to the inefficient method of air removal at the steriliser station. Inefficient usage of process steam arising from using outdated and inefficient… Continue reading The Air-Void, a ‘drop-in-place’ retrofit solution for air-free sterilisation
The Dream Mill Can life for palm oil mill Managers and Engineers be (ever) made ‘easy’? Actually, yes. With a solution that is both easy and simple. Just picture this… managers and engineers focusing on mill processes and production matters rather than tending to persistent mill utility issues, thereby enriching their daily working life and… Continue reading New Technological Innovation to Drive Efficiency, Creativity and Profitability at Palm Oil Mills
