Palm Oil EFB: Green Energy Source in Malaysia

2014 ◽  
Vol 619 ◽  
pp. 376-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Hasanuzzaman ◽  
Md. Farhad Hossain ◽  
N.A. Rahim
Keyword(s):  
Palm Oil ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Chemical Conversion ◽  
Green Energy ◽  
Cellulosic Biomass ◽  
Environment Pollution ◽  
Empty Fruit Bunches ◽  
Energy Demands

Empty fruit bunches (EFB) is a good lingo-cellulosic biomass to produce bio-ethanol, to generate electricity by using chemical or thermo-chemical conversion processes respectively. It is one of the potential renewable energy sources to reduce the dependency on fossil fuels and environment pollution. It is found that about 6% of diesel fuel can be saved by using palm oil EFB based converted bio-ethanol. By using thermo-chemical conversion of palm oil EFB, about 5% electrical energy demands can be fulfilled.

scholarly journals Microbial biotechnological approaches: renewable bioprocessing for the future energy systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Praveen C. Ramamurthy ◽  
Simranjeet Singh ◽  
Dhriti Kapoor ◽  
Parul Parihar ◽  
Jastin Samuel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Alternative Source ◽  
Energy Demands ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Fuel Technology ◽  
Global Population

AbstractThe accelerating energy demands of the increasing global population and industrialization has become a matter of great concern all over the globe. In the present scenario, the world is witnessing a considerably huge energy crisis owing to the limited availability of conventional energy resources and rapid depletion of non-renewable fossil fuels. Therefore, there is a dire need to explore the alternative renewable fuels that can fulfil the energy requirements of the growing population and overcome the intimidating environmental issues like greenhouse gas emissions, global warming, air pollution etc. The use of microorganisms such as bacteria has captured significant interest in the recent era for the conversion of the chemical energy reserved in organic compounds into electrical energy. The versatility of the microorganisms to generate renewable energy fuels from multifarious biological and biomass substrates can abate these ominous concerns to a great extent. For instance, most of the microorganisms can easily transform the carbohydrates into alcohol. Establishing the microbial fuel technology as an alternative source for the generation of renewable energy sources can be a state of art technology owing to its reliability, high efficiency, cleanliness and production of minimally toxic or inclusively non-toxic byproducts. This review paper aims to highlight the key points and techniques used for the employment of bacteria to generate, biofuels and bioenergy, and their foremost benefits.

scholarly journals The contribution of bioethanol to sustainable development in Serbia

2013 ◽  
pp. 397-404
Author(s):  
Stevan Popov ◽  
Sinisa Dodic ◽  
Damjan Vucurovic ◽  
Jelena Dodic ◽  
Jovana Grahovac
Keyword(s):  
Energy Source ◽  
Renewable Energy Source ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Plant Origin ◽  
Energy Demands ◽  
The Republic

The pollution caused by the use of fossil fuels for the production of mechanical or electrical energy is one of the most important environmental issues nowa?days. In this respect, biofuels represent a viable source of energy. Bioethanol as a renewable energy source is derived from organic material of plant origin, so-called biomass, thus reducing environmental pollution. The aim of this study was to analyze the potential of bioethanol in meeting future energy demands in the Republic of Serbia.

Improved design of Savonius rotor for green energy production from moving Singapore metropolitan rapid transit train inside tunnel

2018 ◽  
Vol 233 (7) ◽  
pp. 2426-2441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Praveen Laws ◽  
Rajagopal V Bethi ◽  
Pankaj Kumar ◽  
Santanu Mitra
Keyword(s):  
Wind Energy ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Green Energy ◽  
Subway Tunnel ◽  
Savonius Wind Turbine

Nonrenewable fossil fuels are finite resources that will ultimately deplete in near future. Nature sheds colossal amount of renewable wind energy but humans harvest a morsel. Taking this into account a numerical study is proposed on wind energy harvesting from a speeding subway train. Subways trains generate a remarkable gust of wind that can be transferred to useful electrical energy on daily basis. To this aim, a numerical analysis is modeled by placing Savonius wind turbine in a subway tunnel to crop the wind energy produced from the speeding train. The passage of train in the tunnel generates very high velocity slipstreams along the length of the tunnel. The slipstream phenomena develop a boundary layer regime that will be absorbed by the Savonius wind turbine to self-start and generate power. In the present study, a two-dimensional numerical simulation with modified turbine blade design is carried out using open source tool OpenFOAM® with PimpleDyMFoam solver coupled with six degrees of freedom mesh motion solver sixDoFRigidBodyMotion and k–ɛ turbulence modeling, to measure the amount of torque predicted by the rotor from the gust of wind produced by the speeding train in the tunnel. Being a self-start turbine with no yaw mechanism required the turbine collects air from any direction and converts it into useful power.

Biogas and the Energy Sector

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob Joseph Lamb
Keyword(s):  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Crop Residues ◽  
Organic Materials ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Green Energy ◽  
Energy Applications ◽  
Electricity Grids ◽  
And Storage

Biogas has become one of the most attractive pathways among the renewable energy sources essential to address major modern challenges such as climate change and energy depletion in recent years. Biogas derives from the degradation of organic materials through anaerobic digestion by microorganisms. Such organic materials generally come from waste feedstocks. Therefore, besides being a sustainable replacement for fossil fuels, biogas helps control waste. Agricultural and industrial residues, municipal organic waste and sewage sludge are thus common feedstock sources, including seeds, grains and sugars, lignocellulosic biomass such as crop residues and woody crops, or high carbohydrate algae. Because of its versatility in usage and storage space, biogas plays an significant role in managing potential electricity grids. Through biogas production and utilisation, our society can go deeper into green energy applications. This Chapter will give an introduction the the current energy sector and where biogas can be used as a substitute for decarbonisation of the energy sector.

Self-assembly of a cobalt(II)-based metal–organic framework as an effective water-splitting heterogeneous catalyst for light-driven hydrogen production

2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (6) ◽  
pp. 616-624
Author(s):  
Yong Dou ◽  
Lu Yang ◽  
Lan Qin ◽  
Yunhui Dong ◽  
Zhen Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Production ◽  
Heterogeneous Catalyst ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Metal Organic Framework ◽  
Chemical Conversion ◽  
Green Energy ◽  
Metal Organic ◽  
Organic Framework

The solar photocatalysis of water splitting represents a significant branch of enzymatic simulation by efficient chemical conversion and the generation of hydrogen as green energy provides a feasible way for the replacement of fossil fuels to solve energy and environmental issues. We report herein the self-assembly of a CoII-based metal–organic framework (MOF) constructed from 4,4′,4′′,4′′′-(ethene-1,1,2,2-tetrayl)tetrabenzoic acid [or tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl)ethylene, H4TCPE] and 4,4′-bipyridyl (bpy) as four-point- and two-point-connected nodes, respectively. This material, namely, poly[(μ-4,4′-bipyridyl)[μ8-4,4′,4′′,4′′′-(ethene-1,1,2,2-tetrayl)tetrabenzoato]cobalt(II)], [Co(C30H16O8)(C10H8N2)] n , crystallized as dark-red block-shaped crystals with high crystallinity and was fully characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, PXRD, IR, solid-state UV–Vis and cyclic voltammetry (CV) measurements. The redox-active CoII atoms in the structure could be used as the catalytic sites for hydrogen production via water splitting. The application of this new MOF as a heterogeneous catalyst for light-driven H2 production has been explored in a three-component system with fluorescein as photosensitizer and trimethylamine as the sacrificial electron donor, and the initial volume of H2 production is about 360 µmol after 12 h irradiation.

scholarly journals From Energy Blues to Green Energy: Options Before Pakistan

2014 ◽  
Vol 53 (4II) ◽  
pp. 309-325
Author(s):  
Rafi Amir-Ud-Din
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Green Energy ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Mix ◽  
Current Energy

Energy crisis in Pakistan had been brewing long before it became an important national issue with the potential to significantly affect the outcome of general elections of 2013. The looming crisis of depleting non-renewable energy sources combined with a feeble economy has lent a new urgency to the search for an energy mix which is sustainable, economically viable and environmentally least hazardous. Fossil fuels with their known adverse environmental impacts dominate the current energy mix of Pakistan. The renewable energy sources remain underutilised despite being cost effective and less hazardous for the environment. A substantial amount of literature has highlighted various dimensions of existing energy sources in Pakistan with a particular emphasis on the environmental impact, the sustainability and the efficiency of various energy sources [see Asif (2009); Basir, et al. (2013); Bhutto, et al. (2012); Mirza, et al. (2009, 2008, 2003); Muneer and Asif (2007); Sheikh (2010) for example]. This study analyses the environmental impact, economic feasibility and efficiency of various energy sources subject to various economic and noneconomic constraints. Section 2 discusses energy security by reviewing various tapped and untapped energy sources besides analysing current energy mix and its future prospects. Section 3 highlights the interaction of energy use and environment. Section 4 discusses two approaches to assess the feasibility of an energy mix: disaggregated and aggregated. The latter approach makes a multidimensional comparison of all the energy sources discussed in this study. Section 5 consists of discussion and concluding remarks.

scholarly journals Renewable Green hydrogen energy impact on sustainability performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Asem Alzoubi
Keyword(s):  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
First Century ◽  
Hydrogen Energy ◽  
Energy Infrastructure ◽  
Energy Impact ◽  
Energy Demands ◽  
The Many

In today's world, the major source of energy is fossil fuels, which are nonrenewable and cannot be used once exhausted. At the start of the twenty-first century, main challenges with current energy infrastructure throughout the world were a finite supply of fossil fuels, ever-increasing energy use, and the growing environmental impact of greenhouse gas emissions. Fossil fuel energy is economical due to existing infrastructure, but it has significant downsides and has a severe impact on the environment. As a result, renewable energy sources are being investigated as potential contenders to supply the bulk of energy demands. Hydrogen is the least harmful to the environment of these fuels. Hydrogen is a clean, long-lasting fuel with the potential that is the source of future global energy. It may potentially be used to replace current fossil-fuel-based energy infrastructure. This is seen as a solution to the above-mentioned challenges, such as global warming and environmental degradation. It is impossible to overestimate the relevance of environmental and economic factors in the development of hydrogen infrastructure. This article discusses the many aspects of hydrogen, including as manufacturing, storage, and applications, with a focus on the environment and the economy.

Conversion of Electrical Power from Renewable Energy Sources

2010 ◽  
pp. 231-247
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Electrical Power ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Direct Generation ◽  
Oil Gas

Towards the end of the previous century, the humanity understood very clearly two facts – first, the World supplies of fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas, uranium) are limited, and, second, industrial development and classical generation of electrical energy seriously endanger the environment. Renewable energy sources (sun energy, wind energy, bio fuels, etc.) are based on the use of natural fluxes of energy (Masters,2004). That is why they are considered to be inexhaustible. In specific cases of implementations, for example in lighting, a direct generation of electrical energy using photovoltaics is outlined as a long-term one.

Techno-Economic Analysis of an Alkali Catalyzed Biodiesel Production Using Waste Palm Oil

2013 ◽  
Vol 465-466 ◽  
pp. 120-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dipesh S. Patle ◽  
Zainal Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Palm Oil ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Production Capacity ◽  
Biodiesel Production ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Process Simulator

In this contribution, we present an in-depth analysis of an alkali catalyzed biodiesel production using waste palm oil. In view of the limited availability of non-renewable energy sources and the environmental concerns due to the high polluting nature of fossil fuels, biodiesel is seen as a future fuel alternative. We consider a waste palm oil with 6 % free fatty acids as a feedstock, which makes this process economically attractive. A complete process including esterification and transesterification is simulated using the Aspen Plus process simulator. The quality of a produced biodiesel is compared against different standards. In the subsequent part, the effect free fatty acid in feed oil on the overall biodiesel production is tested. In the last section of this paper, a techno-economic analysis and the scale-up study is carried out to determine the dependence of the feasibility of process on production capacity. The results show that higher capacity is desirable.

scholarly journals Mitigation of the alternative energy for the wind farm center considering temperature and wind speed

2018 ◽  
Vol 204 ◽  
pp. 04013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rima Septiani Prastika ◽  
A.N. Afandi ◽  
Dwi Prihanto
Keyword(s):  
Wind Speed ◽  
Power Plant ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Natural Source ◽  
Final Conclusion ◽  
Sustainable Procurement

Recently, electric usages are increasing every year by year in many sectors. In facts, fossil fuels have been fueled to produce electrical energy availability at many power plants which are very limited for the sustainable procurement. Developing and implementing renewable energy sources should be urgently promoted to reduce the dependence on fossil fuels that have been fueled to generate electricity for the long period throughout various power plant combinations. In expectation, the natural source of electrical energy which environmentally friendly and easy to obtain in nature is recommended to explore for the existing energy producers. The natural source of energy can be operated as an alternative power plant to reduce environmental effects and to decrease air contaminants. These works cover those opportunities. In these studies, the method used is a quantitative category with collected primary and secondary data for all evaluations and mitigations. In general, these works are also designed for identifying problems and looking for literature, data collection, processing stage, analysis phase, and final conclusion. The data used is defined in terms of temperature, air pressure, and wind speed. The collected data are supposed to the Purwoharjo City of Banyuwangi Regency, with 10 meters above ground level. Naturally, the wind speed is about 3.5 m/s to 4 m/s and the average temperature is 300° Kelvin. The potentially generated wind energy at a single point of coordinates is around 85.17 Wh.

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