Biomass fuels have a great role to play in solving the post-Covid 19 energy crisis. Manufacturing enterprises are gradually ending their dependence on fossil fuels – an energy source that is not very friendly to the environment. environment and increasingly exhausted to move towards green – clean – sustainable renewable energy solutions.

Biomass fuel market in Vietnam

In Vietnam, biomass or biomass energy is still a relatively new field. Coal is still the leading fuel used in the production activities of our country’s enterprises. As an agricultural country, Vietnam has a great opportunity to become an abundant source of this fuel. This will contribute to diversifying the renewable energy market in our country. However, opportunities come with difficulties. To be able to develop biomass energy sources, Vietnam must overcome difficulties in modern boiler technology. Accompanying that is a large expense for training high-quality human resources to design and operate boiler technology. Another barrier is that Vietnam has not yet controlled the price of biomass. The reason is that the supply of production materials is still scattered everywhere. However, thanks to its high applicability, this material is worthy of investment and development.

 

So what is biomass fuel?

Biomass or biomass is a fuel source derived from agro-forestry by-products such as rice husk, bagasse, wood sawdust, shavings, etc. Because biomass is derived from plants and naturally regenerated vegetation, this is a renewable resource; provide energy by storing plants through photosynthesis. In the industrial boiler industry, biomass is used as a fuel to generate abundant energy. The heat released from combustion can produce many products and applications for many different purposes: saturated steam, electricity, heating, hot water.

What is biomass fuel?

Biomass fuel has been used for a long time. People often use biomass in many different forms such as solid, liquid, gas … to create energy, serve the needs of living and production. Currently, biomass feedstock is widely used with nearly 6.9% of the total energy supply in the world. Vietnam is one of the countries rich in renewable energy potential. Especially, biomass energy reserves in Vietnam are forecasted to be up to 170 million tons per year.

Source of raw materials to create biomass

Sawdust – One of the materials that make up biomass

Biomass is a fuel that can exist in many different forms and the source materials that make it up are equally diverse. Where does biomass energy come from?

• Wood and raw materials from agriculture: Made from wood as well as agricultural by-products such as bagasse, corn, hay, hemp, straw, residue, wood chips, sawdust, dried leaves, natural grass, …
• Solid materials: Created from taking advantage of a huge amount of waste. As a result, biomass fuel can help reduce the burden of waste on the environment.
• Biogas: Created from the process of treating waste (solid waste and wastewater) from factories at high temperatures. The generated gas is recovered to become fuel.

 

Application of biomass fuel

Types of biomass fuels

Biomass is applied in production activities as well as daily life. Such as:

• In production: Currently, biomass energy in Vietnam and the world is used as fuel in fluidized bed boilers. In fact, it has proven its effectiveness, helping businesses save a significant amount of money. At the same time, the combustion of biomass fuels produces much less emissions than fossil fuels. Contribute to protect the environment.
• In life: In liquid or gas form, people often use biomass to provide fuel to operate engines, or as gas instead of gas in cooking.

 

Benefits of using Biomass

Biomass is a highly applicable and efficient fuel for both businesses and the environment.

For corporates:

Biomass is used for a number of purposes including saturated steam production, heat and power generation. The use of biomass as fuel can bring businesses high economic efficiency throughout the production process.

• Firstly, biomass is cheaper than coal, so the cost of steam production using biomass materials will help businesses save fuel costs up to 40% compared to using fossil fuels thanks to its versatility. form.
• Secondly, this is a renewable resource, so it is possible to ensure a continuous supply of fuel for the enterprise’s factories throughout the project operation period.
• Finally, this source of raw material is considered as a green alternative to coal by the industries at the present time. Therefore, this type of fuel can help businesses aim for comprehensive and sustainable development. In addition to the benefits for businesses, there are also positive effects on the environment.

Biomass benefits for the environment

Biomass benefits for the environment

• Reduce CO2 emissions: biomass feedstocks absorb CO2 during growth and release during combustion, so it recycles atmospheric carbon and minimizes the greenhouse effect.
• Limiting the amount of waste: By taking advantage of seemingly useless waste into a useful fuel source, which is biomass, the rate of emissions to the environment will be significantly reduced. The process of generating electricity using biomass fuel can reduce emissions by 14% – 90% compared to fossil fuels.

 

Zero Waste – The pioneer in providing biomass fuel

Zero Waste – Bringing biomass energy solutions to Vietnamese businesses

Zero Waste is an efficient energy conversion solution provider with a commitment to always ensuring an adequate fuel supply to serve the production process of our customers and partners. With the companionship from ecosystem members such as Bien Xanh and Tan Loc Tuan, fuel sources from agro-forestry-industrial by-products are harvested, processed and produced with an average output of 30,000 tons/ month. Here are some projects that Zero Waste has brought to manufacturing plants in Vietnam:

Linh Giang Paper Project

Linh Giang Paper – Zero Waste project is a typical example of the transition to clean energy for the sustainable development goal of your Linh Giang Investment Co., Ltd. in the field of paper industry. The project will come into operation around the end of 2021 with a steam capacity of 10 tons/hour. In particular, the project uses 100% biomass fuel including fresh chips, dry humus, and cinnamon chips, which are forestry by-products produced from member units in the Zero Waste ecosystem. Moreover, biomass fired boiler is flexibly operated in automatic and semi-automatic form 24/7, with safety and stability to ensure production efficiency of Linh Giang Paper factory. With this transformation, Linh Giang paper factory was able to form a green production process, reducing emissions by 20% compared to using fossil fuels.  

Food Project Vinamit

Vinamit project

Vinamit is a brand that owns a food processing and production line from Vietnam’s agricultural products. The boiler burns biomass and cashews as the main, with a capacity of 5 tons, operating at a capacity of 6 ± 0.5  bar. The purpose of this cooperation project between Zero Waste and Vinamit is to optimize production costs, and at the same time contribute to minimizing harm to the environment, towards the accomplishment of Net Zero goal.  

FASHION GARMENT Textile Project

FASHION GARMENT Textile Project

Zero Waste has provided installation and commissioning services for the fluidized bed boiler, supplying saturated steam for the Fashion Garment Textile project. The main fuel selected by Fashion Garment is raw materials such as shavings, sawdust, woodchip, etc. Thanks to that, Fashion Garment can limit harmful emissions to the environment compared to when using fuel. fossil material. This is also the goal of Fashion Garment, contributing to greening the textile industry of our country, and parallel with the mission of sustainable development of the economy. Thus, with a clean and sustainable fuel source, Zero Waste will bring customers not only economic efficiency but also environmental standards, sustainable development through the process of greening the customer’s production chain.