Industry Overview

Ion Exchange to diversify into biomass power

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Ion Exchange India, an industrial water treatment company is venturing into biomass power generation with joint-venture from Waterleu, a Belgium based environmental technology company. It will use gasification of bio solids and waste and will set up projects with a capacity of 14 MW. The projects will require garbage of 900 tonnes daily to generate 14 MW of power.

Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission revises tariff to boost biomass power potential

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Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission has revised the tariff for bagasse based power generation to attract the sugar producers to set up biomass power projects. The new tariff is Rs 4.55 per unit for the first 10 years of supply and Rs 4.90 per unit for the period from 11th year to 20th year and is applicable for bagasse power projects commissioned before March 2013. Gujarat has a biomass potential of 470 MW. Currently, Narmada Sugar and Madhi Sugar is setting up biomass projects of 67 MW and 26 MW respectively.

OREDA to set up a renewable energy park in Nawrangpur

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Orissa Renewable Energy Development Agency is planning to invest Rs.10 million to set up a renewable energy park at Nawrangpur in the state. It will be set up on the lines of ‘Biju Patnaik Renewable Energy Park’ at Khandagiri. It will have 2-3 acres and will showcase various aspects of renewable energy generation and use.

Third generation bio-fuel project launched in Kolaghat TPS

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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.