Biomass Supply Chain
Biomass Supply Chain
Biomass is a cornerstone feedstock for REpow’s 25 MWp biomass power plants, providing a dispatchable, baseload renewable energy source that directly converts agricultural residues into low-carbon electricity.
Unlike intermittent renewables, biomass power plants rely on physical fuel supply chains, making feedstock availability, quality, and logistics the primary determinants of technical performance and financial bankability.
REpow’s biomass feedstock strategy is designed to be diversified, contracted, and locally anchored, ensuring long-term supply security while delivering measurable environmental and social benefits.
For a 25 MWp plant, biomass feedstock is sourced from non-food, non-competing agricultural residues, including:
Rice straw
Sugarcane leaves and tops
Cassava residues (stems, rhizomes, processing waste)
Corn stover and other seasonal crop residues
Selected energy residues from plantation maintenance
These materials are by-products of existing agricultural activity, avoiding land-use change and food-vs-fuel concerns.
A 25 MWp biomass power plant typically requires:
Annual biomass input: ~ 250,000 – 300,000 tons/year (as-received)
Lower heating value (LHV): 8–12 MJ/kg (depending on mix and moisture)
Operating hours: 7,500–8,000 hours/year
REpow designs plants to operate on a blended feedstock mix, reducing dependency on any single crop or season.
To maintain economic efficiency and minimize emissions from transport:
Primary supply radius: 30–50 km
Extended buffer radius: up to 70 km (seasonal balancing)
Village-scale biomass warehouses
Tambon (sub-district) warehouses
Central cluster warehouses co-located with the power plant
This structure ensures year-round availability despite seasonal harvest cycles.
Before entering the boiler system, biomass undergoes controlled preparation:
Natural drying and moisture reduction
Size reduction (chipping, shredding, or baling interface)
Removal of contaminants (soil, stones, metals)
Blending to achieve consistent calorific value
Moisture content
Ash content
Particle size
Bulk density
This reduces boiler fouling, improves thermal efficiency, and lowers O&M risk.
Biomass feedstock for the 25 MWp plant is not sourced in isolation, but integrated with REpow’s broader platform:
Biomass Warehouses
Secure storage, seasonal buffering, and inventory management
Compost Plants
Early-stage monetization of biomass and nutrient recycling; post-COD feedstock shifts maintain circularity
Digital MRV
End-to-end traceability from field to boiler, enabling auditable feedstock claims and carbon accounting
This integration materially improves financing confidence and operational resilience.
Using agricultural biomass as feedstock delivers multiple co-benefits:
PM₂.₅ reduction by eliminating open-field burning
GHG avoidance through fossil-fuel displacement
Farmer income diversification via residue sales
Soil health improvement through compost return flows
Alignment with Clean Air legislation and climate policy
These benefits are quantified and verified through Digital MRV systems, supporting ESG reporting and impact-linked financing.
For investors, biomass feedstock risk is addressed through:
Diversified crop mix
Long-term supply contracts with community enterprises
Redundant storage capacity (multi-warehouse system)
Conservative plant sizing vs available biomass potential
Continuous monitoring via Digital MRV
This results in lower volatility than single-source feedstock models.
For a 25 MWp biomass power plant, feedstock accounts for the largest operating cost and the highest operational risk.
REpow’s biomass strategy converts this risk into a managed infrastructure system, offering investors:
Predictable fuel cost profiles
High plant availability and dispatch reliability
Strong ESG and clean-air credentials
Eligibility for climate-aligned and blended-finance structures
Biomass, when structured as a diversified, contracted, and digitally verified feedstock, enables 25 MWp biomass power plants to operate as bankable baseload renewable assets.
REpow’s integrated biomass supply chain transforms agricultural residues from an environmental liability into a long-term energy resource, delivering stable returns, measurable impact, and scalable replication across provinces.