Overview of the key risks in the pioneering stage of the Malaysian biomass industry

Yatim, Puan; Lin, N.; Lam, Hon Loong; Choy, Er Ah

doi:10.1007/s10098-017-1369-2

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“…This stage tends to associate with high upstart costs, with low demand due to the "newness" of the product and industry. It is also the surviving stage for the new entrant on whether able to play a role in this industry or market [141]. Firm and industry in RG stage experience accelerated sales and profit.…”

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Prioritization of sustainability indicators for promoting the circular economy: The case of developing countries

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Teng

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Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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The concept of the circular economy has gained well-recognition across the world for the past decades. With the heightening risk of the impact of climate change, resource scarcity to meet the increasing world population, the need to transition to a more sustainable development model is urgent. The circular economy is often cited as one of the best solutions to support sustainable development. However, the diffusion of this concept in the industrial arena is still relatively slow, particularly in the developing country, which collectively exerts high potential to be the world's largest economies and workforce. It is crucial to make sure that the development of these nations is sustainable and not bearing on the cost of future generation. Thus, this work aims to provide a comprehensive review of the circular economy concept in developing country context. Furthermore, a novel model is proposed by adopting Fuzzy Analytics Network Process (FANP) to quantify the priority weights of the sustainability indicators to provide guidelines for the industry stakeholders at different stages of industry cycle to transition toward the circular economy. The results revealed that improvement in economic performance and public acceptance are the key triggers to encourage stakeholders for sustainable development. The outcomes serve as a reference to enhance the overall decision-making process of industry stakeholders. Local authorities can adopt the recommendations to design policy and incentive that encourage the adoption of circular economy in real industry operation to spur up economic development, without neglecting environmental well-being and jeopardizing social benefits.

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Prioritization of sustainability indicators for promoting the circular economy: The case of developing countries

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“…However, evaluation of environmental and occupational health impacts needs an understanding of the properties and characteristics of the fuel, moreover as thought of fuel process, handling and storage. Pre-treatment steps such as shredding/chipping and dewatering (screw pressing or drying) are necessary in order to improve the fuel property of EFB (Yatim et al, 2017). The risks that are important to be consider for fuel preparation are:…”

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A Review of Boiler Operational Risks in Empty Fruit Bunch Fired Biopower Plant

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2020

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Growing popularity of biomass power generation process is connected to its label of green and cheap renewable energy. As the second-largest producer of crude palm oil, Malaysia has abundance of biomass residues from palm oil industries and other renewable organic matters which can be converted to bio-chemicals to generate electricity. However, despite institutional arrangements, policy frameworks, funding mechanisms and incentives to support the growth of the biomass industry, there are several risks which may prone to reduce efficiency of biopower boiler especially empty fruit bunch as the fuels that cannot be ignored. Boiler is one of the primary equipment of power generation plants, in a significant role in converting biofuel to electricity. With increasing numbers of potentials of biomass as raw materials for renewable energy uses, new risks may be found. Yet there has been very little research into these risks and how to prevent them. Lack of understanding of modern risk identification methods, such as HAZOP, with the biopower industry is one of the reasons for the industry’s slow growth. An industry evolves through life cycle stages and at each stage presents risk factors such as overheating, oxygen corrosion and clinker. This paper identifies several key risks associated with EFB fired biopower boiler in Malaysia. The overview of risks not only provide a perspective from which an industry’s viability can be evaluated but also help the operators to better understand key risks and improve boiler capacity as well as plan their risk mitigation strategies more effectively.

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“…Agricultural activities are associated with a number of environmental impacts and risks [102]-including business risks of varying prices and regulatory uncertainties, as well as environmental impacts and risks such as unforeseen emissions when the activities are conducted inappropriately. Such issues can be tackled by comprehensive optimisation methods-such as the maximisation of Sustainability Net Present Value [103].…”

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Towards Efficient and Clean Process Integration: Utilisation of Renewable Resources and Energy-Saving Technologies

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The strong demand for sustainable energy supplies had escalated the discovery, and intensive research into cleaner energy sources, as well as efficient energy management practices. In the context of the circular economy, the efforts target not only the optimisation of resource utilisation at various stages, but the products’ eco-design is also emphasized to extend their life spans. Based on the concept of comprehensive circular integration, this review discusses the roles of Process Integration approaches, renewable energy sources utilisation and design modifications in addressing the process of energy and exergy efficiency improvement. The primary focus is to enhance the economic and environmental performance through process analysis, modelling and optimisation. The paper is categorised into sections to show the contribution of each aspect clearly, namely: (a) Design and numerical study for innovative energy-efficient technologies; (b) Process Integration—heat and power; (c) Process energy efficiency or emissions analysis; (d) Optimisation of renewable energy resources supply chain. Each section is assessed based on the latest contribution of this journal’s Special Issue from the 21st conference on Process Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction (PRES 2018). The key results are highlighted and summarised within the broader context of the state of the art development.

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Overview of the key risks in the pioneering stage of the Malaysian biomass industry

Cited by 28 publications

References 49 publications

Prioritization of sustainability indicators for promoting the circular economy: The case of developing countries

Prioritization of sustainability indicators for promoting the circular economy: The case of developing countries

A Review of Boiler Operational Risks in Empty Fruit Bunch Fired Biopower Plant

Towards Efficient and Clean Process Integration: Utilisation of Renewable Resources and Energy-Saving Technologies

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