Biomass capable of RM100b return by 2020: PM
KUALA LUMPUR:Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the project to give added value to oil palm or biomass to be implemented through the formation of the Global Science and Innovations Advisory Council (GSIAC) is capable of generating an additional national returns of about RM100 billion by the year 2020.
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The Prime Minister said the project was one of the three initial high impact projects to be implemented following the first meeting of the council which he chaired in New York, last month.
The biomass project such as pharmaceutical products and enzymes through the implementation of the Private-Public Partnership (PPP) approach involved Sime Darby Berhad and Felda Holdings Berhad, he said when replying to Datuk Noraini Ahmad (BN-Parit Sulong) at the Dewan Rakyat sitting, here today.
"The Smart City-Smart Village project, meanwhile, is an effort at balancing development in the urban and rural areas which focuses on the use of the green technology and ICT (information and communication technology).
"The third is the Human Capital Development Project to boost cooperation between the Centres of Excellence (COEs) through the active involvement of the Ministry of Higher Education and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovations using the National Science and Research Council (NSRC) as a platform. - BERNAMA
What is Biomass Energy?
Biomass sources comprise a wide variety of materials such as forest and mill residues, agricultural crops and wastes, wood and wood wastes, animal wastes, livestock operation residues, aquatic plants, fast-growing trees & other types of plants e.g. grasses, as well as municipal and industrial wastes. These biomass materials can be burned or converted into a gas and used as fuel.
The biomass project such as pharmaceutical products and enzymes through the implementation of the Private-Public Partnership (PPP) approach involved Sime Darby Berhad and Felda Holdings Berhad, he said when replying to Datuk Noraini Ahmad (BN-Parit Sulong) at the Dewan Rakyat sitting, here today.
"The Smart City-Smart Village project, meanwhile, is an effort at balancing development in the urban and rural areas which focuses on the use of the green technology and ICT (information and communication technology).
"The third is the Human Capital Development Project to boost cooperation between the Centres of Excellence (COEs) through the active involvement of the Ministry of Higher Education and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovations using the National Science and Research Council (NSRC) as a platform. - BERNAMA
What is Biomass Energy?
Biomass sources comprise a wide variety of materials such as forest and mill residues, agricultural crops and wastes, wood and wood wastes, animal wastes, livestock operation residues, aquatic plants, fast-growing trees & other types of plants e.g. grasses, as well as municipal and industrial wastes. These biomass materials can be burned or converted into a gas and used as fuel.
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