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Growing Need for Effective Organic Waste Management Driving the Asia Pacific Biogas Power Generation Markets

SINGAPORE--(Business Wire)--
Biogas power generation is fast catching on in the Asia Pacific
region as it not only produces power, but also reduces the negative
impact of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on the environment and helps
in effective waste disposal. Continuous exploration of growth
potential and the soaring number of biogas project proposals awaiting
approval underline the growing interest in the Asia Pacific biogas
power generation markets.

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.energy.frost.com),
Asia Pacific Biogas Power Generation Markets, finds that the market
earned revenues of $289.0 million in 2007 and estimates this to reach
$664.7 million in 2014.

"In a move to address growing concerns over global warming and
climate change, the United Nations Climate Change Conference was held
in Bali, Indonesia, in December 2007, where 190 countries participated
and laid out a broad framework on how to reduce GHG emissions, a key
contributor to global warming," notes Frost & Sullivan Industry
Analyst Suchitra Sriram. "GHG emission, especially methane that is
emitted from the waste disposed, are paving the way for the
utilization of biogas for power generation in Southeast Asia and in
Australia and New Zealand (ANZ)."

Furthermore, local authorities and governments across the region
are under considerable pressure to streamline the collection,
disposal, and treatment of waste in order to be socially accountable
to their environment and community at large. As a result, there is
growing momentum towards using the organic waste disposed by
agricultural and industrial processing units, livestock farms and
landfill sites to generate power. Large-scale biogas power plants
above 500 kW capacity are generally installed in landfill sites and
sewage (wastewater) treatment facilities, whereas small-scale power
plants below 500 kW capacity are largely in demand from livestock
farms and agricultural residue processing sectors.

However, very high installation costs and unattractive
feed-in-tariff offered by the utilities are hampering large-scale
commercialization of biogas power generation in this region. Low
market penetration of biogas has been attributed to the dominance of
biomass power generation among the agricultural and processing
end-user units.

"Well developed power infrastructure and low electricity tariffs
are curbing the need for on-site captive power among the industrial
end-user segment in Southeast Asia and ANZ," says Sriram. "This apart,
lengthy approval processes and bureaucratic delays are impacting the
economic feasibility of projects."

Being a policy driven market, biogas power generation targets need
to be monitored, reviewed, and revised periodically. It is important
to guide project developers on suitable technology, feedstock
availability, and identifying potential opportunities for development.

If you are interested in a virtual brochure, which provides
manufacturers, end users, and other industry participants with an
overview of the Asia Pacific biogas power generation markets, then
send an e-mail to Donna Jeremiah, Corporate Communications, at
djeremiah@frost.com, with your full name, company name, title,
telephone number, company e-mail address, company website, city, state
and country. Upon receipt of the above information, an overview will
be sent to you by e-mail.

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