Energy & Environment

Engineered for performance. Proven in operations.

Energy and utilities are the heart of any palm oil mill or refinery. Even the best process design cannot perform with poorly selected or underperforming utility systems.

What we do

Biomass boiler systems
Steam turbine systems, including:
- Back pressure turbines
- Extraction cum condensing turbines
- Condensing turbines
Energy systems and cogeneration design and optimisation
Steriliser energy recovery
- Recovery of blow-off steam and condensate flash steam from the sterilisation process, allowing more than one-third of the energy required for sterilisation to be recovered, reducing boiler load and improving overall plant efficiency.
Biogas and biomethanation systems, including:
- POME biogas recovery
- Anaerobic digestion systems
- Biogas utilisation for steam and power generation
- Integration with existing energy systems
Zero liquid discharge (ZLD) and advanced POME treatment systems, including:
- Full effluent treatment and water recovery for reuse
- POME concentration, evaporation and polishing systems
- Solid-liquid separation and clarification sludge treatment
- Drying of POME solids and sludge (evaporation and thermal drying)
- Valorisation into animal feed, fertiliser or soil conditioner
- Integration with biogas and energy systems
Biochar production and biomass valorisation systems, including:
- Conversion of biomass and process residues (EFB, fibre, shells and three-phase decanter solids) into biochar
- Carbon-rich product for soil improvement and carbon sequestration
- Integration with energy systems and emission reduction strategies
Utility optimisation and full energy integration
Environmental solutions and contaminant mitigation
Boiler flue gas and chimney emission monitoring systems
Upgrade and modification of existing biomass boilers, including:
- Replacement of economisers
- Replacement or upgrade of air pre-heaters
- Installation of improved soot blowers
- Boiler grate conversion and optimisation
- Boiler re-tubing and performance upgrades

“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
— Albert Einstein, 1946

Value proposition

Nextgen Palm develops energy systems based on a performance-driven and fully
integrated design philosophy, where utilities are engineered as part of the process.

Key principles include:

• Correct boiler and turbine parameter selection and configuration
• Optimal steam and power balance aligned with process demand
• Conversion of biomass and biogas into steam and electricity using fibre, shell,
empty fruit bunches (EFB) and POME
• Transformation of effluent and biomass into value streams (energy, water reuse,
fertiliser, biochar)

Energy systems are designed based on real operating conditions and field
experience, ensuring stable performance beyond theoretical scenarios.

Nextgen Palm designs, specifies and supplies customised high-performance
equipment through its specialised partner network, delivering superior performance
compared to industry standard solutions.

Client benefit

• Stable and optimised steam and power supply under real conditions
• Higher overall plant efficiency
• Reduced energy losses and improved fuel utilisation
• Increased reliability of boilers and turbine systems
• Additional value from biomass, biogas and process residues
• Reduced environmental footprint and improved compliance
• Water recovery and reduced effluent discharge
• Creation of value-added by-products (feed, fertiliser, biochar)
• Lower operating cost and improved long-term performance
• Energy and environmental systems that support, rather than limit, plant
performance

Utilities are the heart of the mill. Energy is the engine of performance.