Biogas is a renewable energy resource generated from the anaerobic decomposition of palm oil mill effluent (POME). In 2016, it was estimated that 55.80 million tonnes of POME and 1562 million m3 of biogas were generated from 85.84 million tonnes of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) processed in 456 palm oil mills nationwide (MPOB, 2017). The typical uses of the captured biogas are for heat and electricity generation either for mill consumption or grid connection. Biogas can be further upgraded to produce high quality gaseous fuel i.e. bio-compressed natural gas (Bio-CNG).

Main Researcher: Nasrin Abu Bakar
Email: nasrin@mpob.gov.my