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PETALING JAYA: Sirim Bhd’s wholly owned commercialisation arm Sirim Tech Venture Sdn Bhd (STV) on Thursday inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with environmental engineering and renewable energy solutions provider BiON for biogas production.
The MoU aims to promote cooperation between the two companies in the distribution of energy gas through Virtual Pipeline System (VPS); the establishment of a bioenergy hub in monetising agriculture and industrial waste; and pilot tests for production of bio natural gas from existing biogas power plants.
STV and BION will also establish technical cooperation in the production of compressed biogas and related systems; and other potential projects related to waste-to-energy.
The MoU marked Sirim’s successful effort in advancing bioenergy technologies into the marketplace.
Sirim president & group chief executive Datuk Dr Ahmad Fadzil Mohamad Hani said in supporting the biogas industry, Sirim develops innovative solutions for the production of biogas and to upgrade its quality to natural gas-like fuel or bio natural gas.
“Sirim has expertise across the entire value chain such as purification and production, distribution via the VPS, utilisation and standard development as well as testing and verification,” he said.
Sirim has developed and demonstrated the technical and economic viability of bio natural gas for market access through a demonstration plant. The idea took physical form in the year 2016 when the demonstration plant for bio natural gas was established in Merotai, Tawau. The plant was capable of producing 6,000 cubic metres of bio natural gas or equivalent to 6,000 litres of diesel fuel a day.
The demonstration was done at onshore and offshore sites, focusing on the holistic value chain which involved raw materials, production, processing, storage and distribution.
“Through our own filament winding technology, we are able to produce pressure vessels, tanks, pipes and other round form products for the distribution of compressed biogas or even for hydrogen,” Ahmad Fadzil added.
At present, biogas energy has the potential to generate 736MW of energy derived from palm oil mill effluent, manure and landfill resources in the country. It is estimated that the utilisation of energy from biogas is 25% of this amount.
“Through Sirim’s bio natural gas solution, we anticipate to contribute significantly in the exploitation of the relevant technologies, in order to convert the abundant biomass into renewable energy products.
“According to the Malaysia Energy Statistics 2019, biogas contributes to only 0.1% or 41 ktoe (kilo ton oil equivalent) as energy input to power plant. Definitely, there’s more to explore here,” Ahmad Fadzil said.
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