Green Mobile Energy — Palm Residue Mobile Charging Pilot
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) Research Collaboration
Project Overview
A flagship AgriCycle application demonstrating how oil palm frond residues can be converted via WTP-X into electricity, then delivered as flexible mobile energy through an autonomous fast-charging unit — a research pilot running under the UTAR collaboration (September 2025 – September 2027).
The Challenge
Oil palm plantations generate large volumes of frond residue with no local energy use, while plantation equipment, light EVs, and remote sites often lack convenient charging infrastructure. Fixed charging points are impractical across large, dispersed plantation areas.
Our Solution
Dried oil palm fronds (~8 tonnes/day fresh, reduced to ~3.6 tonnes/day dry feedstock) are converted through a 100 kW WTP-X gasification unit. The resulting electricity powers a Level-4 autonomous mobile charging robot fitted with a 60 kW EV fast-charging gun, dispatched to plantation equipment, vehicles, or remote demand points on request.
Results & Impact
- Research pilot under active UTAR collaboration, September 2025 – September 2027
- Feedstock: ~3.6 t/day dried oil palm fronds (from ~8 t/day fresh material)
- 60 kW EV fast-charging output via Level-4 autonomous mobile unit
- Status: pilot / R&D stage — not yet a commercially deployed product
- Demonstrates AgriCycle's distributed energy model beyond fixed-point generation