Biomass - Projects, News & Analysis

Beckons Industries Ltd setting up a bio disel plant at Derabassi

Friday, 29 January 2010 09:59

Beckons Industries Ltd is planning to set up a bio diesel plant using algae as feedstock at Derabassi in Punjab with an investment of Rs. 600 million with technical support from Austrian company and is planning to raise Rs.500 million through GDR. Mr. Gurmeet Singh – Mg.Dir. Bio Diesel has high component of unsaturated fatty acids and is also suitable as a bio jet fuel.

Indian Railways plans bio-diesel plant at Yelankha

Monday, 14 September 2009 03:48

Indian Railways, the largest consumer of diesel in India is planning to set up a bio-diesel plant in Yelankha near Bangalore . Karnataka State Biofuel Task Force has been an active agent in converting a portion KSRTC buses to run on blended 7.7 blend bio-diesel bringing a savings of Rs.220 million a year. Emami, another leading player in this field is also interested to pump money to produce 300 liters of bio disesel per day with imported seeds. These plants will focus on Jatropha but also on other short gestation multiple crops.

Third generation bio-fuel project launched in Kolaghat TPS

Friday, 04 September 2009 04:32

Kolkatta based organization is setting up a third generation based algae based bio-fuel which can be used to power boilers and also to reduce carbon prints. The technology traps generated carbon-dioxide in a pond, where it is utilized in algae farming. It can also produce edible spirulina (high in protein) and oil cakes which can be as fuel making it as a self-sustaining technology. Sun Plant Agro plans to start commercial production of algae bio fuel by 2010. This type of bio fuel is more efficient as this algae will generate 300 times more oil than jatropha or soybean.

Indian Biomass potential is estimated at 18000 MW

Sunday, 09 August 2009 03:00

A recent survey by Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and Indian Biomass Resource Atlas estimates farm waste generated in India is around 120-150 million tonnes every year. These farm waste could be used to generate 18000 MW of power using energy efficient boilers. As of now, around 200 thermal projects use biofuels and generate 1870 MW of power. Further, 170 projects are in the pipeline, which could add another 2170 MW of power.

Already, Indian government through its ministry and IREDA provides subsidies to promote biomass projects and other fiscal incentives like concession in custom duty for importing machinery, exise duty exemption. State governments too provide preferential tariff on purchase of power from these projects.