The Angkor project is a 1.5MW biomass power generation project located in Cambodia. It involves the installation and operation of a biomass power generation unit at 1.5MW capacity. The project is to be developed and operated by the Angkor Bio Cogen (ABC), a special purpose company established for the project. The minimum plant operating life is 20 years.

ABC will have an exclusive licence to purchase rice husk from its shareholder, Angkor Rice Mill. ABC will sell electricity to the Angkor Rice and also sell surplus electricity to the neighboring community. The Project will reduce GHG emissions by displacing diesel oil currently being used at the Rice Mill as well as by avoiding methane emissions from decaying rice husk. The annual GHG emissions reduction is estimated at about 40,000 tCO2e per year For the initial 7-year crediting period, the project is expected to generate approximately 280,000 tonnes of CERs. REGISTERED AUGUST 2006.

To access the PDD, please click on the following link:
http://cdm.unfccc.int/Projects/DB/DNV-CUK1144657688.42/view.html

This project combusts empty fruit bunches, a major waste-stream from the palm-oil industry, to generate biomass power. The 11.5MW turbine supplies power to the grid. Methane emissions from the rotting empty fruit bunches will be avoided due to their controlled combustion. The project is expects to generate 230,000 CER/year and was registered in JULY 2006.

To access the PDD, follow this link:
http://cdm.unfccc.int/Projects/DB/DNV-CUK1145620815.98/view.html

The project is a 20MW biomass power generation project located in Pichit, Thailand. It combusts rice husk, an agricultural waste, to generate biomass-based power that is supplied to the grid. The project reduces greenhouse gases using biomass to produce carbon-neutral power and contributes to efforts to reduce reliance on fossil fuels for power generation. In addition, the project provides a solution for effective management of agricultural waste, as rice husk is often left to decay or burnt in the field.

Another feature of the project is its use of state-of-the-art technology that allows the production of high quality non-crystalline silica ash by-product. Although not part of the registered CDM project activity, this rice husk ash can be used as a clinker substitute in Portland cement, which will allow for further GHG reductions.

This pioneering project was one of the first CDM projects in the world to initiate the validation process, having commissioned a DOE in 2002. AM0004 (now ACM0006), the first renewable energy-related CDM methodology to be approved, was prepared by MUS for this project. REGISTERED JUNE 2007.

To access the PDD, please click on the following link:
http://cdm.unfccc.int/
UserManagement/FileStorage/I2OT9XDEU9M0A8BK5P62P06OG8P24C

This project is undertaken by Nuchem Limited at their Medium Density Fibreboard manufacturing plant in Tohana (Haryana), India. Nuchem is carrying out some process improvements in the wood-processing plant. They have been combusting biomass for some time at this plant to generate 22 tonnes of steam for the plant's own use, as well as for generating 4MW power for internal consumption.

Nuchem Limited is making a process change that will mean that the heat requirement of the fiberboard production plant will be substantially reduced. This process change will enable Nuchem Limited to use this surplus steam from the existing biomass-fired boiler to produce 9MW of power by replacing their current 4MW generator with a larger 9MW one. The proposed project will partially help in meeting the massive power shortage in India besides stimulating the local economy and creating additional employment opportunities in the region.

To access the PDD, please click on the following link:
http://www.netinform.net/KE/files/pdf/Nuchem_PDD_2007_02_21.pdf