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Bio-power Success Stories
Shallendra Jain
shreyans1@sancharnet.in
Manoj Mahata mmahata@devalt.org
The
potential of bio-waste to
generate energy is still
grossly underestimated. Generally speaking, cow-dung based biogas
generation for cooking is the only option which comes to our mind. In
fact, there exist a number of bio-power alternatives which could be
customized as per the nature of waste and the form of energy required
for different applications. In terms of renewable energy waste
management solutions, Shreyans Energy Pvt. Ltd. (SEPL) - a
Jabalpur
based organisation - has developed a number of waste-to-wealth
alternatives. They have been in the non-conventional energy
business since 1999. Provided below is a glimpse of a few of the
successful projects with a tremendous application potential.
Energy from Amla Processing Plant
A Chayavanprash
manufacturing plant at Katni, Madhya Pradesh, processes ten trucks of
Amla every day and discharges around two lakh litres of waste water.
Initially, this plant was facing a big problem in terms of waste water
treatment and disposal. Shreyans Energy Pvt. Ltd. solved this problem by
providing a UASB digester that helped in recovering energy from waste
water in the form of bio-gas and recycling the treated water for
gardening and irrigation purposes.
Now, the entire staff residing at
the campus gets bio-gas cooked meal and saves around 1.5 LPG cylinders
of cooking gas every week. This plant is running successfully since last
three years.
Kitchen Waste based Bio-gas Plant
A large-sized industry at Buti
Bori, Nagpur, which houses a canteen to feed 2000 persons decided to
dispose off its kitchen waste in a scientific manner. Shreyans Energy
designed, engineered, supplied and installed a high rate anaerobic
treatment plant (functioning on CSTR technology) to recycle this
canteen’s entire solid waste into energy in terms of bio-gas and organic
manure. The plant is successfully in operation since last one year. A
small documentary film has also been made by the industry on its waste
management system, with the focus on its kitchen waste based bio-gas
plant. This documentary received the first prize in an exhibition
organised by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board.
Dairy Farm - A Net Energy Producer
A dairy
housing 800 buffaloes at Jillhari village of Dist. Jabalpur in Madhya
Pradesh was facing a lot of difficulty in disposing its daily solid
waste, amounting to 16 MT. Shreyans Energy designed, engineered and
supervised a mechanized solid waste treatment plant to produce 100 KVA
power from bio-gas and 100 trucks of bio-manure per year.
Now, the dairy entrepreneur is
not only self-sufficient in terms of power for running all dairy
activities, but also has surplus power. Hence, he has switched over to
m/c milking and chilling system to enhance his productivity. The bio-gas
based power plant is in operation since last four years and has already
generated enough revenue to pay back the entire investment money spent
in setting up the plant.
Converting Petrol Engines into Biogas
Engines
With its
continuous R&D efforts, Shreyans Energy has successfully converted
petrol engines into biogas fuelled engines and coupled them with an
alternator to produce electricity as per the need, ranging from 10 KVA
to 35 KVA. These engine generator sets are dependable and are provided
with a one year guarantee and reliable after-sales service.
SEPL is now on the verge of
launching a ready to install, modular, two cubic metre bio-gas plant for
rural India, termed - FLEXI MODEL. q
For more details on
bio-energy solutions, please contact:
Shreyans Energy Pvt. Ltd.
Carvas, 15, civil lines
Jabalpur (M.P.)
Phone : 0761 4006262,3092557
Fax : 0761 2678784
Email : shreyans1@sancharnet.in;
shrailendrajain@shreyansenergy.com
Web site:www.shreyansenergy.com
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