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Jenbacher Biogas Engine

Ludhiana, India

Providing clean, renewable power to a growing community, the Biomethanation plant at Haebowal in Ludhiana, India may just be the new face of renewable energy.

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  Helping address India's mounting energy and environmental needs.

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  The General Manager from Ramsky Enviro Engineers Ltd. discusses the technology and the process by which the Biomethanation Plant at Haebowal provides power to the community at large.

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  • The Haebowal Complex refers to a community of dairies throughout the Haebowal area. There are 500 dairies consisting of 150,000 head of cattle currently part of the complex, producing nearly 2,500 tons of manure each day.
  • The 1MW Biomethanation plant at Haebowal requires only 235 tons of this manure to produce 20,000 - 22,000 kWh/day, ensuring the plant will always have a fresh supply of fuel.
  • Operating the plant draws 2,400 kWh/day from the power produced. The remaining power is sold into the local grid.
  • The process of producing this power begins with the collection of manure, sold by the individually owned dairy farms of the Haebowal Complex to the facility. The manure is then blended in a collection tank where it is sterilized to remove harmful germs before being moved to the digester.
  • In the digester anaerobic fermentation yields the biogas fuel (60-70 percent methane 30-40 percent CO2) which is then stored in the gas holder to be burned in the Jenbacher engine. The remaining digested substrate is then dewatered. This leaves it nearly odorless, high in nutrients and a rich fertilizer that is sold to local farmers.
  • Currently 56 percent of India's 700 million rural residents lack adequate and/or reliable power supplies. The implementation of biogas as a power source throughout India represents an inexpensive, renewable and relatively clean source of energy in a country committed to providing electricity to even the most remote of its populations. This is why GE has pledged to support the "Power to All by 2012" and "Rural Electrification/Rural Business Hub" initiatives launched by the Indian government.
  • Source:
    ecomagination.com
    Business Wire