The first installation of a fully operational KDS system is planned for
September 2006 as part of a new $US 50 million sugar refinery and ethanol
plant in Sao Paulo state. The KDS will process diverted waste bagasse to a
pelletizer and bagging house to create "bagasse pellets," which will be
burned in conventional pellet burners to create green energy.
The initial target will be to deliver 300,000 tons of pellets in the local
region, then to look beyond the borders of South America to Europe where
an order for 1,000,000 tons of pellets is anticipated.
Brazil, the fourth largest country in the world, has an abundant supply of
biomass (bagasse) that is eliminated during the refining of sugar cane.
With the KDS, it can now capture overflow waste material and efficiently
convert it to a high BTU biomass pellets. Up to 80 sugar refining
operations have been identified in Brazil alone that will be suitable
candidates for the system.
According to Mr. Nichols, "This ties in nicely with our recent
announcement of the signing of a distribution agreement with EnergyCabin
to market their pellet burning equipment in North and South America, and
also opens up opportunities in Asia where there is an abundant supply of
biomass that could be pelletized and sold through our joint venture
partners in Malaysia, Korea or Japan."
This is the fifth license agreement signed by FASC around the globe with
installations in Malaysia, Japan, Korea, Europe, North America and now
South America.