Biomass thermal power solves South African grid issues
The guest argued that biomass thermal power is a highly viable, immediate solution for South African industrial facilities facing a dysfunctional state electricity grid.
The argument
Due to constant power cuts from state utility Eskom, industrial plants running 24/7 cannot rely solely on solar or wind. Fusion Fuel's joint venture, BioStream Energy, replaces coal-fired boilers with waste biomass systems, yielding a project run rate exceeding 12% with contracted steam supply agreements.
The thesis, stress-tested
✓ What validates it
- ✓Successful live steam production at the first Fairfield Dairies site
- ✓Rollout of the technology to the remaining six Fairfield Dairies sites
▸ Risks discussed
- ▸Sourcing consistent high-calorific waste biomass feedstock
- ▸Local operational and political risks in South Africa
Hear it yourself
"So our biosteam energy joint venture in South Africa replaces coal fired industrial boilers, with systems fueled by waste biomass. So that waste biomass is agricultural waste, it's forestry residue, wood pellets, and the likes, high calorific value, pellets that go into a a a burner system and create steam energy."
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