Energy From Rice Residues
This report provides information on commercially available systems that are producing energy from rice residues in the United States, Europe and various developing countries.
The report reviews the production of several types of energy including industrial process heat in the rice milling industry and other industries, mechanical and electrical power for rice milling, and electric power for the grid. The rice residue systems reviewed in the report include furnaces producing direct heat, boiler systems, steam engine systems, steam tubing/generator systems, gasifier/engine systems, and a gas turbine system.
Most of these systems burn rice husks, but the outlook for producing energy from rice straw is also assessed. In addition, the prospects for the use of energy from husks or straw in the processing of rice bran are reviewed.