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AGNI ANNOUNCES CONSTRUCTION OF FIRST BIOMASS-TO-ENERGY PLANT
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 (Bernama) -- AGNI Inc, a global leader in the field of renewable and alternative clean energy technology, has announced the start of construction of its first biomass-to-energy plant in Malaysia.
Construction of the 10-megawatt plant, located in Bera, east coast
Pahang-state in Peninsular Malaysia, is expected to be completed in the next 18
months.
AGNI is working towards completion by end-2009, targeting to export power
into the national electrical grid from its Bera plant by 2010.
The first of its kind in Malaysia, the plant is able to enjoy
significantly
higher efficiency in excess of 30 percent compared to conventional plant
efficiency of 15 to 18 percent, thereby requiring 120,000 tonnes of biomass
annually to produce 10 megawatts.
The biomass will be supplied by the Federal Land Development Authority
(Felda) under a concession agreement signed in September 2008, the company said
in a statement.
"The plant in Bera will mark the first plant of its kind offering secondary
gasification with gas separation technology and high efficiency energy
conversion systems," said AGNI's president and general counsel Ramani Muniyandi.
When constructed, the plant will provide power to supplement the needs of
the Bera district, he said.
"It will also augment the existing power supply by providing addtional
power for both peak and base load supply in addition to providing voltage
support to the transmission line," he added.
Ramani said the energy generated by the power plant could be used to spur
growth and development for the Bera region.
According to him, the Bera plant will save more than two million tonnes of
carbon dioxide from being emitted into the environment over the next 21
years.
AGNI's renewable and alternative energy technology allows for the
conversion of the empty fruit bunches from palm oil, otherwise known as biomass,
to energy via molten carbonate fuel cells which qualifies for zero carbon
dioxide emissions, a major contributor of global warming.
The company, with business operations in Europe and the United States,
currently has manufacturing facilities in Shah Alam, Selangor.
Construction of the 10-megawatt plant, located in Bera, east coast
Pahang-state in Peninsular Malaysia, is expected to be completed in the next 18
months.
AGNI is working towards completion by end-2009, targeting to export power
into the national electrical grid from its Bera plant by 2010.
The first of its kind in Malaysia, the plant is able to enjoy
significantly
higher efficiency in excess of 30 percent compared to conventional plant
efficiency of 15 to 18 percent, thereby requiring 120,000 tonnes of biomass
annually to produce 10 megawatts.
The biomass will be supplied by the Federal Land Development Authority
(Felda) under a concession agreement signed in September 2008, the company said
in a statement.
"The plant in Bera will mark the first plant of its kind offering secondary
gasification with gas separation technology and high efficiency energy
conversion systems," said AGNI's president and general counsel Ramani Muniyandi.
When constructed, the plant will provide power to supplement the needs of
the Bera district, he said.
"It will also augment the existing power supply by providing addtional
power for both peak and base load supply in addition to providing voltage
support to the transmission line," he added.
Ramani said the energy generated by the power plant could be used to spur
growth and development for the Bera region.
According to him, the Bera plant will save more than two million tonnes of
carbon dioxide from being emitted into the environment over the next 21
years.
AGNI's renewable and alternative energy technology allows for the
conversion of the empty fruit bunches from palm oil, otherwise known as biomass,
to energy via molten carbonate fuel cells which qualifies for zero carbon
dioxide emissions, a major contributor of global warming.
The company, with business operations in Europe and the United States,
currently has manufacturing facilities in Shah Alam, Selangor.
