Data for: Biomass Supply Cost in Peninsular Malaysia - Transportation distances, truck capacity, available biomass quantity, and biomass transport cost in Ringgit Malaysia (MYR) per fresh tonne for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and least-cost locations of 10 categories of biomass.

Abstract

The dataset contains biomass quantity in fresh tonne per year and biomass supply cost in Ringgit Malaysia (MYR) per fresh tonne for 4 different truck capacities (1, 3, 10, 26 tonnes), transport distances in km. This data is given for 10 different categories of biomass (Forest logging waste, Oil palm frond, Oil palm trunk, Empty fruit bunch, Palm pressed fifre, Plywood mill waste, Rice husk, Rice straw, Rubberwood, Sawdust). The data is computed with GRASS GIS software. The computation was performed for potential biorefinery locations in each of the 89 districts in Peninsular Malaysia. Out of these 89 candidates, the least-cost location was selected for each of the 10 categories of biomass. Because different biomasses may come from the same location when they are co-produced, there are only 5 ideal least-cost locations for these 10 categories of biomass. The least-cost locations are: forest logging wastes to Gua Musang( Kelantan), rice straw and rice husk to Yan (Kedah), rubberwood logging waste to Bentong (Pahang), EFB, PPF, OPF and OPT to Jempol (Negeri Sembilan) and plywood mill waste and sawdust to Kuala Lumpur (Federal Territory). The shapefiles for the 5 least cost locations and their respective concentric supply cost zones are provided (EPSG:4326 – WGS84 projection).