Wood Pellet For Green…Green World!

The growth of human consciousness as a result of environmental degradation in the form of climate change and global warming fostered efforts to reduce the magnitude of the environmental damage. Sources cause damage to the environment due to human greed through economic activity to exploit nature excessively. Humans should be the manager of this nature wisely instead of vice versa due to short-term interests and lust. The growing awareness of the need to be maintained and are arranged so that led to concrete efforts. Without clear rules and binding activity of all human beings on earth, the impossible nature of the improvement will be done well.

We are witnessing today a variety of companies that the state wants to be recognized as a company or a country most concerned in environmental issues and  no exception, Indonesia . That way they compete with its Go Green program such as CO2 Reduction and the like. With such recognition generally they wanted a special place among consumers or their partners so that the products or programs they will also readily accepted  these  circles. These activities also generate new economic activity that is the Green Economy. How big is the Green Economy or Green Business this? The answer of course depends on how big the mitigation of climate change and the environment in corporate entities or countries concerned to the global scope.

Wood pellets are a popular solution for mitigation of environmental and climate change issues. Wood pellets from wood biomass is carbon-neutral fuels and renewable energy sources with the requirements of wood biomass as a source of raw material of wood pellets to be undertaken on an ongoing basis and do not damage the environment. Continuous availability of raw materials is one of the key factors of business success of the production of wood pellets, so because of the current limitations of wood pellets is not only but also from agricultural wastes or biomass plantations could be called pellets or agri-wastepellet. Energy planatations with SRC (short rotation  species) is one way to produce wood biomass as a source of raw material of wood pellets faster and be sustainable. Indonesia is huge potential for energy planatation and will be better when integrated with other sectors.

Wood Pellet Production With Integration of Degraded Land Use For Energy Plantations, Cattle and Biogas Resources

There is a huge demand of wood pellet and on the other hand also the extent of uncultivated land in a number of places in Indonesia potentially be used for energy plantations with an output is wood for raw material of wood pellets. Currently estimated at more than 6 million hectares of unused land in Indonesia. While forage on plants short rotation species such as gliricidae and calliandra be useful as animal feed  of the cows. For every hectare is expected to be a source of cattle feed by approximately 6 tails. If there are 5000 ha of degraded/unused land it will produce around 100,000 tonnes of wet wood as a source of raw material of wood pellets and maintain 30,000 head of cattle. A large number of these cows potential as a source of biogas to meet the energy needs of the business itself.

The roots of the plants short rotation species is able to bind nitrogen that enrich the soil fertility. The root is able to perform a symbiotic relationship with bacteria in the soil, ie Rhizobium spp. Trees provide carbohydrates and energy for rhizobia bacteria, and rhizobia change of atmospheric nitrogen into nitrogen in the soil which can be exploited by tree roots. This process is known as nitrogen fixation, which took place on that form nodules on the roots of trees. Nodule should much, and when it opened in the red or red-pink. If the nodule is green, brown or black, is not binding nodule nitrogen. And plus organic fertilizer from biogas residue so that the land will be fertile and gardens where more can be expected to continue its sustainibility.

Good management supported by a team of professionals will support the future success of your business. Production of wood pellets can be used as first priority , then followed by dairy farms and biogas and organic fertilizer as a supporter. The concept of zero waste, green industry and sustainable implemented in the integration of this business.

Global Market Competition of Wood Pellet

Massive wood pellet demand mainly from South Korea as the primary market has encouraged the growth of wood pellets wood pellet industry in Southeast Asia. Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam are the countries that responded positively to the demand of wood pellets from the South Korea. The growth of industrial wood pellets in each country is different speed depending on the readiness of the industry, the availability of raw materials and ease various other business support facilities. Although Indonesia is slow to respond to the demand of wood pellets, but in fact Indonesia has a tremendous opportunity to lead this industry due to the potential availability of abundant raw materials from waste-wood waste and cultivated by making a energy plantation.

The extraordinary potential in Indonesia is ogled by Korea to increase the volume of exports of wood pellet to Korea, which means that the growth of industrial wood pellets should be accelerated. The greater the demand and lack of supply pushed the price of wood pellets is expensive, so the more the industry grows to gain momentum at this time, when the demand is very large, while its minimal supply. Timber industry wastes which initially becomes a problem when it began to be seen as a potential raw material for industrial raw material in wood pellets.

Wood pellet market will be even better if the global awareness of the use of renewable energy, particularly biomass is getting better and sustainably cultivated globally or countries compete to lower the temperature of the earth. For the wood pellet market in Asia, besides Korea now Japan also have started to squirm. Availability of woody biomass for the production of wood pellets and when raw materials cultivated through energy plantation take a longer time, has made the pellets from biomass such as pellets from palm empty fruit bunches (EFB Pellet) have also been received, the insistence current needs. If awareness of the environment and climate change has been conceived and implemented in the environmental regulations or the global energy industry or business trends in particular wood pellets and biomass to energy in general will grow and survive long enough.

Cost to Benefit Ratio at the Wood / Biomass Pellet Plant

Wood or biomass pellets plant have a vital role in the production of wood or biomass pellets. Target production with standard quality and stable can only be achieved if the wood or biomass pellet plant working optimally. The use of high quality machines is one means that the production process is running optimally. Some criteria to assist the selection of machines for wood or biomass pellet mill, among others:

1. It has been proven and tested, in terms of quality and quantity.
2. Ease of operation and maintenance.
3. Ease of start-up until a stable production.
4. Durable and stubborn, so rare in problem and effective for production in the long term.
5. Meet the rule "3 x 3" that these machines have been used in 3 different places with operating time of more than 3 years.
6. Reliable after-sales services such as ease of obtaining spare parts and auxiliary materials other processes as well as a quick solution if at any time there is a problem in plant operations. Even had there was also a wood or biomass pellets plant were connected to the Internet and can report a variety of problems that occur in the plant so quickly that it can take action quickly as well.
7. Good in Safety Aspects  and minimum environmental pollution impacts

Indeed obtain provider machines of wood or biomass pellets plant that meet the above requirements is not easy especially in Indonesia, in particular, wood or biomass pellets industry is new thing. The prospective producers of wood or biomass pellets should be quite keen attention to this, especially just only lured cheap price, without further thought to the long-term orientation.

There is no guarantee also that something expensive certainly give better results, as well as for machines of wood or biomass pellet plant is. Without regard to the number of the above criteria may be your only losses due to incur huge costs for the purchase of the machines, but the results are not as expected.

Machineries for wood pellets plant that meet the above criteria are usually quite expensive, but the cost-to-benefit ratio is good so that in general will give a good profit as well. Optimization is how to get the machinery of wood or biomass pellets that meet the above criteria with affordable price. This could be one of them to import a vital machines only on wood or biomass pellet plant and the rest made domestically.