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CTCN Regional Forum, July 13th 2016 Obi Energy – Case Studies

89%

11%

GLOBAL PALM OIL PRODUCTION

SEA : 55.8 MILLION TONS

SoutheastAsiaishometocrudepalmoil(CPO)produc7on



TONSOFEFBFROM1TONOFCROP

EMPTYFRUITBUNCHES(EFB)

1TONS

TOTALEFBPERYEARINSOUTHEASTASIA

56MILLIONTONS

TONSOFPKSFROM1TONOFCROP

PALMKERNELSHELLS(PKS)

0.3TONS

TOTALPKSPERYEARINSOUTHEASTASIA

17MILLIONTONS

TONSOFPOMEFROM1TONOFCROP

PALMOILMILLEFFLUENT(POME)

3TONS

TOTALPOMEINSOUTHEASTASIA

170MILLIONTONS

CPOgeneratesconsiderableamountsofwaste,andGHGemissions…



CrudePalmOilMill

Products:CPO,PKO,etc.

Biomass:EFBs(emptyfruitbunches)

Biowaste:POME(palmoilmilleffluent)

CrudePalmOilMill

Maximizehighvalueco-productsfromwastestreams

Conven[onalCPOmill

CPOmillevolu[on

FFBs(freshfruitbunches)

Products:CPO,PKO,etc.

Biochemicals:e.g.SuccinicAcid

Biogas:Fuels,Steam,Electricity

FFBs

GreenTechnology

Water

Innova7onwithintheCPOsupplychainwillhelpusovercomeclimatechange,improveaccesstoenergyand

generateothervalue-addproducts

FROM

HERE…

TO

HERE…

CASE STUDIES Overview of TECHNOLOGIES IMPLEMENTED AT PALM OIL MILLS FOR WASTE-TO-VALUE TRANSFORMATION



CASESTUDY1.POMEPROCESSINGINTOBIODIESELFEEDSTOCKWASTE : POME

OUTPUT : ENERGY FEED (FUEL)



CASESTUDY2.EFBPELLETISATION

INPUT : EFB M/C: 55 – 60%

OUTPUT: EFB PELLETS SIZE: 6 mm to 8mm

@ 70% moisture content ~ 2.5 tons of EFB : ~ 1 ton of EFB pellet

EFB CHOPPING SYSTEM

EFB FIBER DRYING SYSTEM

CRUSHING SYSTEM

PELLETIZING SYSTEM

PELLET COOLING, SIFTING & PACKING

SYSTEM

WASTE : EFB

OUTPUT : ENERGY FEED (POWER)



CASESTUDY3.BIOGAS–SOLARHYBRIDSOLUTION

Utility Distribution Managment System

Electronic Meter

Power

Communications

Biogas from POME

Solar PV Arrays

Storage

Micro-Controller

EFB Gasification

WASTE : POME & EFB

OUTPUT : ELECTRICITY



Feedstockpartner

Opportunityto

par7cipatein(i)EFB

priceupliNand(ii)

processingprofits

CASESTUDY4.Biomasstobiochemicals

Step-changetechnology→enablesrenewablechemical/fuelproduc7onfromend-genfeedstocks...

Biomass(EFBs)

FermentableSugars Renewablechemicals EndProduct(succinicacid)

Pre-

treatment

Saccharifica7on,

fermenta7on

Separa7on,

purifica7on

Technologyrepresentsastep-changeimprovementtocompe7ngtechnologies

•  Superiorfront-endtechnology→enablesmyriaddownstreamprocesstechnologiesforend-genfeedstocks

•  Superiorpre-treatmentoutcome→enableshighestyieldsofhighestpurity/marginproducts

•  Significantcapexandopexcostadvantagesoverbothpetroleum-andotherrenewable-basedprocess→redefinestheeconomicsofrenewablechemicals

•  Advantagedeconomics→enablesdistributed-scaledeployment

•  Advantagedeconomics&environmentalcharacteris7cs→resetsstandardforfeedstock,environmental,andfinancialsustainability

•  Mul7plelayersofIPprotec7on(e.g.patents,tradesecrets,know-how,etc.)→significantbarrierstoentry

Technologypartner(TechCo)

Opportunitytodeploytechnology

asboth(i)anintegratedchemical

producerand(ii)arenewable

feedstockprovidertodownstream

technologies

Thirdpartytechnologyprovider(many)

Opportunityto(i)obtaincostadvantaged,highly

func7onal/highyieldingfeedstockfromnon-food,

renewablesources(i.e.end-gen)toproducechemicals

andfuelsand(ii)licensetechnologytoDevCo

O_akepartner

Opportunitytotransform

today’spetroleum-based

chemicalbusinessintoa

high-margin,sustainable

model

Opportuni[es

Process

Par[cipants

Results

WASTE : EFB

OUTPUT : BIOCHEMICALS



ObiPartnersPte.Ltd.isaconsor7umofObiEnergy,awaste-to-energyprojectdeveloper,andOpera7ngPartners,

aprivateequitybackedfirm,focusingontheiden7fica7on,valida7onandtransferofcleantechnology.

OURVALUE

ü  ProposingaporZoliooftechnologiesthatrespondtodifferentneedsandlevelsofinvestment/risks

ü  Adap7ngtechnologiestolocalclimateandcontextandchosingtherighttechnologypartner(s)

ü  Customizingwaste-to-valueaddsolu7onsandcrea7ngsynergiesbetweentechnologies

ü  Capabili7esbuildingandtechnologytransfer(BOTmodel)

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Somechallengesfacedduringtheprojectlifecycle...

SOMECHALLENGESFACED….

²  Highvola7lityofwasteinshort7measno“real”marketprice(e.g.PKSgoingfrom20USDpertonto75USDperton)

²  Streamliningofprocedurescausingdelaysbetweenfeasibilityandimplementa7on

²  Conversa7onwithCPOmillsvariesandfearofexpecta7onsoftheirnewresponsibili7es

²  Risk-takingonpilotprojectbeforescale(ifprivatebearsriskthanveryhighcostofcapital)²  Localdebt(bank)financingisdifficult(strigentprojectowenrship,min.3yearsofprofitability/opera7ons..)

Waste Audit

Technical & Commercial Feasibility

Project Design & Valuation

Project & Deal Structure

Project Implementation

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