PoWGEN - Pangasius and other Waste for Green Energy Needs

在世界任何地方，在偏远地区获得可持续(绿色)和负担得起的电力始终是一项挑战，特别是如果该地点不在主电网之外的话。这在越南的湄公河三角洲(MKD)可能尤其具有挑战性，那里的小养殖场Pangasius鱼，也被认为是鲶鱼，必须找到负担得起的替代方案，以应对频繁的能源中断和低效的电网覆盖。在南亚的这一地区，电力是水产养殖的必要公用事业，但成本很高，有时还不可靠。尽管电网能源是经济的，但在经常停电的农业地区，发电机经常被用来提供备用能源。为这些发电机供电的柴油可能会将利润率降至17%。增加太阳能电池板系统将增加每公顷高达20,000美元的巨额资本支出投资，同时需要获得合适的土地。目前，养殖户是越南水产养殖供应链中的一个重要瓶颈。这些农场的生产率和效率都很低，往往死亡率高，农场管理不善。短期的改变是解决这些问题的第一步。农民是整个供应链盈利能力、产量和质量转型的关键。由于这些生产方式的短期改变是在个人基础上实施的，它们不太可能充分解决该行业面临的结构和环境挑战。为了真正改造该行业和创造持久的财务回报和环境变化，需要采取全面的做法。在这个创新项目中，将对利用越南水产养殖的Pangasius鱼类加工废料(如内脏、头部和框架)和鱼类死亡(Morts)作为生物柴油饲料的技术经济评估模型和能源分析进行可行性研究，以模拟和设计用于越南水产养殖的分散鱼类废物转化生物柴油设施，以实现可持续和分散发电，尤其是用于MKD地区。可持续生物柴油的能源生产将在越南的一个地点进行演示。绿色燃料有限公司一直致力于可持续发展的项目，以解决发展中国家的能源三难问题，特别是将本地废物转化为能源。

Access to sustainable (green) and affordable electricity in remote places is always a challenge in any part of the word, in particular if the location is out of the main electrical grid. This can be particularly challenging in the Mekong River Delta (MKD) in Vietnam, where small-farms of _Pangasius_ fish, also recognised as catfish, have to find affordable alternatives to frequent energy outages and inefficiently electrical grid coverage. In this part of South Asia, electricity is a necessary utility but costly and sometimes unreliable component of aquaculture. Although grid-sourced energy is economical, in farming regions with frequent energy outages, electricity generators are frequently used to provide backup energy.Diesel fuel used for powering those generators can decrease earning margins to 17%. The addition of solar panel systems would add significant CAPEX investments of up to $20,000 per hectare, while needing the availability of suitable land. Currently, farmers represent a significant bottleneck in the Vietnamese aquaculture supply chain. Operating with low productivity and efficiency, these farms often have high mortality and poor farm management. Short-term changes are a first step for tackling these problems. Farmers are key to the transformation of the entire supply chain's profitability, output, and quality. Because these short-term changes in production methods are implemented on an individual basis, it is unlikely that they will sufficiently address the structural and environmental challenges the industry is facing. To truly transform the industry and create lasting financial returns and environmental change, a holistic approach is needed.In this innovative project a feasibility study will be performed to techno-economic assessment models and energy analysis of using Pangasius fish processing wastes (e.g. guts, heads and frames) and fish mortalities (morts) from Vietnamese aquaculture as biodiesel feedstock to model and design decentralised fish waste-to-biodiesel facilities to be used in the Vietnamese aquaculture for sustainable and decentralised electrical energy generation, in particular to be used in the MKD area. The energy production from sustainable biodiesel will then be demonstrated at a location in Vietnam. This model will be developed into a detailed business plan for future commercialisation and an opportunity for industry and community engagement.Green Fuels Ltd has continuously been working on sustainable projects which address the energy trilemma in developing countries, particularly in the valorisation of local waste sources into energy.