Vietnamese and overseas energy specialists and businesses gathered in Ho Chi Minh City on November 12 for a seminar to discuss the potential for producing energy from rice husks.
At the seminar, the International Financial Corporation (IFC) announced a comprehensive research project co-sponsored by Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Switzerland on turning rice husks into a clean source of energy in Vietnam, one of the leading rice producers in the world.
Vietnam could use one-fifth of its total output of around 7.5 million tonnes of rice husks in 2010 to generate power. A power station fuelled by this organic material can turn out 1-1.2 TWh/year with a design capacity of between 160-180MW, said the research.
The IFC also noted that the best area for these kinds of power projects is the Mekong delta region – the country’s biggest granary -where only 15-20 percent of rice husks are used and most of the rice husking plants are near rivers and canals which is convenient for transporting at a low cost. Rice-husk fuelled power stations fuelled by rice husks would considerably reduce CO2 emissions and the amount of unneeded rice husks that are dumped often into rivers and canals.
Vietnam could use one-fifth of its total output of around 7.5 million tonnes of rice husks in 2010 to generate power. A power station fuelled by this organic material can turn out 1-1.2 TWh/year with a design capacity of between 160-180MW, said the research.
The IFC also noted that the best area for these kinds of power projects is the Mekong delta region – the country’s biggest granary -where only 15-20 percent of rice husks are used and most of the rice husking plants are near rivers and canals which is convenient for transporting at a low cost. Rice-husk fuelled power stations fuelled by rice husks would considerably reduce CO2 emissions and the amount of unneeded rice husks that are dumped often into rivers and canals.
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