Biomass Pellets Trade Asia conference, to be held from 27-29 September in Jakarta, explores the potential for investment, densification and transportation of biomass pellets within and out of Asia.
As renewable energy directives are not yet clearly defined in Asia, the abundant biomass supplies in the region offer export-ready resources for markets such as Thailand, North Asia and in particular Europe, where the meeting of EU’s 2020 target for renewable energy is hampered by the lack of sustainable biomass supplies.
The Biomass Pellets Trade Asia conference spotlights on the investment opportunities, key considerations of setting up pellets production facilities in Asia and latest pre treatment technologies in densification to facilitate logistics handling and shipping of Biomass produce.
Asia’s abundant supplies of forestry/agricultural residues such as palm kernel shell, sugar cane bagasse, coconut husk, and emerging crops such as jatropha, miscanthus (elephant grass) etc, add up to readily available agro-biomass resources. However, only a few countries (Thailand, India and Philippines) have introduced feed-tariff for renewable energy to encourage the use of biomass.
Key players in the ‘biomass to power’ value chain are meeting at the Biomass Pellets Trade Asia conference in Jakarta, Indonesia on 27-29 September, 2010 to discuss where, why and how raw resources from forestry and agriculture residues can be or are being economically converted into exportable biomass pellets.
To be officiated with an opening address by Mr. Zulkifli Hasan, Minister of Forestry, Indonesia, the conference will explore opportunities in capitalizing on conversion of ‘wastes’ into value-added energy products. This 2-day event features a guided visit to an industrial wood pellets (EU export specification) and agro biomass production facility including comprehensive sessions on harvesting agro biomass for export to Europe and the developments in pre-treatment technologies and transportation.
Experts from Mitsubishi Corporation, Global Green Synergy Sdn. Bhd, Ebes AG, and other leading biomass producers and exporters have been invited to share their insights on the outlook and challenges of biomass export as well as opportunities to invest in facilities which convert integrated forestry to pellets.
A special highlight at Biomass Pellets Trade Asia is the post-conference workshop on Torrefaction Technologies and Economics – the first of its kind. The workshop is conducted by a panel that will shed light on the commercial, technology and end-users (power generation) standpoint on the technologies involved, investment values, economics and application of torrefied pellets (or bio coal).
Those seeking more information on participation and sponsorship & media exchange opportunities at the Biomass Pellets Trade Asia conference should visit www.cmtevents.com/main.aspx?ev=100937&pg=sc&pu=203013 immediately.
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