The opportunity
The strategic shift by Governments throughout the world in the
support of renewable energy sources as a result of international
agreements such as Kyoto, presents opportunities for developing
economies to unlock the potential within their natural resource
base to establish bio-energy projects. The projects can contribute
positively to energy supply growth, stability of grid operation
and, through the production of fuel ethanol, the use of sustainable
complementary fuels for the transport sector.
The commercial challenge
Increasingly, governments and corporations are seeking commercial
solutions to their future energy requirements through the use of
sustainable natural resources. The challenge for both public and
private utilities, Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and fuel
suppliers lies in the development of commercially competitive
renewable energy business models of a sufficient scale to replace
or augment finite fossil fuel energy sources. The development of
such commercially competitive and attractive projects often has to
occur within complex and transitional energy markets. This is where
Booker Tate with its global business experience in developing
flagship projects is able to deliver considerable value, throughout
the complete project development and business operational
cycle.
Bagasse is the refuse of sugarcane from which the juice has
been extracted, and, from the beginnings of the sugar industry, has
been the natural fuel for cane sugar factory power plants.
Below is a picture of the distillery at the Royal Swaziland
Sugar Company, which now produces 32 million litres per year of
industrial grade ethanol and potable spirit.
Sector development capability
Booker Tate has unrivalled experience in the development and
operation of large scale agribusinesses, particularly in sugar. It
is able to analyse, plan, develop and most importantly manage the
implementation of commercial biomass based energy projects on
behalf of its clients, often working in partnership with energy
companies.
Booker Tate is able to draw upon its extensive experience of
biomass production, harvesting, logistics, fuel-stock management,
co-generation energy production and ethanol production within the
sugar sector and leverage this knowledge to apply to other fuel
sources and production systems. Based on this experience and the
company's on-going commitment to innovation through the critical
examination of potential fuel sources, technologies and approaches
to contracting, Booker Tate is able to develop and implement robust
commercial business solutions for clients.
Bio-energy is a key sustainable source of energy, right now and
for tomorrow's world. Booker Tate provides the credibility your
project needs to attract investors and secure off-take
agreements.