Optimising the utilisation of renewable energy from biomass resources in the palm oil industry

摘要

The invention provides an arrangement for operating energy system of a crude palm oil extraction plant and method thereof. The arrangement for operating energy system of a crude palm oil extraction plant achieves the target of higher efficiency of energy utilisation by using heat source at a low temperature featuring in the design operation point of the energy system providing thermal energy to the palm oil extraction process. Accordingly, the present invention provides an arrangement for operating energy system of a crude palm oil extraction plant which includes at least one heat source and at least one means to communicate heat from the at least one heat source to a unit process requiring heat energy wherein the energy system is designed and configured to operate at a design operation point for the temperature of the at least one heat source and wherein the at least one heat source temperature is between 115 °C and 141 °C. Preferably, the temperature of the at least one heat source is between 115 °C and 138 °C and the temperature of the at least one heat source is between 115 °C and 130 °C is more preferred. Most preferred is where the temperature of the at least one heat source is between greater than 100 °C and less than 115 °C.