The use of renewable biomass-based energy has enabled the South African paper manufacturing industry to avoid using about 1.3-million tons a year of fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and gas and, in turn, avoid emitting about three-million tons of carbon dioxide, says Molony.
Biomass collection for power generation will also potentially extract between 15% and 20% more value from the available forest area in KZN and Mpumalanga and increase the viability of the country’s pulp and paper sector through job creation, profitability and growth, says Molony.
Plantation forest biomass, such as branches, sawdust and off-cuts, is a sustainable and renewable source of biomass. It can be more reliable than other biomass sources because it is not directly affected by seasonal variation and drought.
For example, about 50% of the waste produced at a sawmill can be used as biomass, 11% of waste produced at a softwood pulp mill, 8% of waste produced at a hardwood pulp mill and 25% of waste produced at pole manufacturers, as well as 25% of mining timber and 33% of plantation residue, reports IES Energy, consultants to Pamsa.
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Biomass collection for power generation will also potentially extract between 15% and 20% more value from the available forest area in KZN and Mpumalanga and increase the viability of the country’s pulp and paper sector through job creation, profitability and growth, says Molony.
Plantation forest biomass, such as branches, sawdust and off-cuts, is a sustainable and renewable source of biomass. It can be more reliable than other biomass sources because it is not directly affected by seasonal variation and drought.
For example, about 50% of the waste produced at a sawmill can be used as biomass, 11% of waste produced at a softwood pulp mill, 8% of waste produced at a hardwood pulp mill and 25% of waste produced at pole manufacturers, as well as 25% of mining timber and 33% of plantation residue, reports IES Energy, consultants to Pamsa.
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