Category : Biomass Power Plants


Punjab’s Green Leap: Jalkheri Biomass Power Plant Revived

Punjab's Jalkheri biomass power plant, with a 10 MW capacity, has been revived. The plant will exclusively use paddy straw, consuming around one lakh tonnes annually. Aims to reduce stubble burning across 50,000 acres, promoting green energy and environmental sustainability. Features advanced Denmark technology boilers...


Cogen India to organize business meet on ‘Integrated Strategy for Harnessing Biomass Potential at Sugar Industries in Madhya Pradesh’

Event Announcement: Cogen India will organize a business meeting on March 21, 2024, at the Radisson Hotel, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Objective: The event aims to discuss strategies for harnessing biomass potential in sugar industries in Madhya Pradesh. Context: The focus is on transforming sugar mills...


NLCIL Commences Biomass Co-Firing at NTPL In India

NLC India Limited (NLCIL) has started biomass co-firing at the NTPL (Neyveli Tamilnadu Power Limited) plant. The initiative aims to reduce carbon emissions by blending biomass with coal, contributing to cleaner energy production. This co-firing process will utilize biomass pellets made from agricultural waste, helping...


Co-firing Biomass Pellets in Thermal Power Plants In India

India is promoting the co-firing of biomass pellets in thermal power plants to reduce carbon emissions and utilize agricultural waste. The Ministry of Power has issued guidelines to thermal power plants for co-firing biomass pellets with coal. This initiative aims to mitigate air pollution from...


EKI Energy Services inaugurates biomass briquettes plant in Nashik to promote green energy.

GHG Reduction Technologies, a subsidiary of EKI Energy Services, has launched a new plant in Nashik, Maharashtra, that produces biomass briquettes from agricultural waste.  Biomass briquettes, made from agri-residue such as sugarcane trash, corn cob, soya husk, tamarind, and pomegranate waste, serve as a substitute...


Capturing the carbon to make “carbon negative” – UK government’s $2.5 Billion bet on Drax.

UK government approves $2.5B project for ‘carbon negative’ power plant in Drax Power station in North Yorkshire, in the north of England. Drax, the power station in Yorkshire, which produces around 4% of the UK’s power, mostly burns biomass imported from North America. Originally intended...


BHEL Bags Order for 2,400 MW Supercritical Biomass Power Project in Odisha

BHEL, a state-owned power equipment manufacturer, has won a competitive bid to set up a 2,400 MW supercritical thermal power project in Odisha for NLC India, a coal PSU. The project will use boilers with biomass co-firing capability and highly efficient pollution control equipment. The...


Biomass drying – Solar-assisted heat pump for feasibility.

JANUARY 2, 2024 The researchers from Finland tested the system in different modes and found that the hybrid mode, which combines solar and heat pump operation, resulted in higher and faster drying rates than the solar-only mode. The experimental system that uses solar thermal energy...


NLCIL starts biomass co-firing in Tuticorin power plant

December 2023 NLC India Ltd (NLCIL) has started biomass co-firing in its coal-based thermal power station NLC Tamilnadu Power Ltd (NTPL) at Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu.  The biomass co-firing is done by using agricultural waste pellets, which provide an additional income source for farmers. NTPL is...


How Biomass Pellets Reduce Pollution and Boost Energy in Punjab Power Plants

November 2023 Government-run power plants in Punjab are purchasing biomass pellets for blending with coal to manage paddy crop residue.  Tenders have been issued to procure 18,000 metric tonnes (MT) of pellets, with plans to purchase 2.5 lakh MT more. However, the use of stubble...