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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sub8sec" data-source="post: 186041" data-attributes="member: 4047">padi husk or palm oil waste are among the biowaste that are part of the ingredients for generating reneweable energy, germany and holland are among the few EU countries that are eagerly sourcing them from M'sia and other Asian countries, for their energy consumption, to replace dependency on fossil fuel & rape seeds(which are currently their main source of renewable energy). Biogas are sometimes generated from these waste, as a source for burning and generating Power & Heat - called CHP(combined power & heat) generators. There are many successful industrial examples in Thailand.So, in terms of technology it is not new. The main reason it is not feasible in Msia, is due to the low tariff TNB is paying for these industries. Therefore, most palm oil mills recycle them for own use - which also saves them electricity bill, and sells the rest as fertilizers, rather than for power generation.It worked well in Thailand because the govt pay very good rates for these small power generators, and the ROI is usually</blockquote>