SP Renewable Energy Sources Pvt. Ltd.

, Borsad, Anand , Gujarat

LectureTheme
VariousTypesofBiogasPlants(SmallandLargeCapacities) andtheirSuitableFeedstock.

AboutSPGroup
I was born in a family with farmers orientation. My father was a businessman. Soon after graduation in 1996, I established SP Electronics Corporation (SPELECO), as a proprietary company. SPELECO supplied and installed over 20,000 Solar Operated domestic lighting systems as well as more than 500 modules of Solar Power Packs for use of Primary Milk Cooperative Societies, Educational Institutions etc., followed up with assured aftersales service through its Centers. In2007,Iundertookvisitsabroad,whichincludedChina,Germanyand otherEUStatestoseeandevaluateappropriateBiogasTechnologysuitedto Indianconditions. AtieupagreementwasreachedbetweenM/sPlanETBiogastechnikGmbH., GermanyandSPRESPLforsettinguplargeBiogasBasedPowerGeneration Plants.

Types of Biogas Digesters

Essentially, there are two types of Biogas Plants in vogue. They are: 1. Fixed Dome Biogas digester made in different shapes from different construction materials, and 2. FloatingDome Biogas digester made in different shapes from different construction materials. Both the above types of Biogas digesters use anaerobic digestion process for production of biogas.

FeedstockforBiogasProduction
1.AgriculturalOrigin Livestockmanure Agriculturalresidues Animalmortalities Energycrops 2.IndustrialOrigin Wastewater Industrialsludge Industrialbyproducts Slaughterhousewaste Spentbeverages Biosolids 3.MunicipalOrigin Sewagesludge Municipalsolidwaste Foodresiduals

In the light of the above discussion, I would like to put before you SPRESPLs experience with regard to installation of Small and Large sized Biogas Projects as follows. (a) Small Biogas Digesters in the multiples of 10 cubic meter capacity. SPRESPL supplied and installed 72 small sized biogas digesters, each of 10 cubic meter capacity in Gujarat and Maharashtra. Notable of these include: A chain of Sanitary Blocks for use of fishermen and their families integrated to cluster of digesters in coastal areas of Maharashtra-Gujarat Small biogas digesters put up in the Gau Shalas run by His Holiness, Pramukh Swamiji Maharaj as well as Dakore pilgrimage place. Integrated two small sized biogas digesters using canteen wastes, leftover-food wastes of the Canteen at M/s Kemrock Industries & Exports Ltd., Waghodia. Planet Green Housing Complex, Vadodara using sanitary waste, vegetable peels, mowed grass from lawns in the premises as input material in the digester. The power generated is being put to use for street-lighting, garden-lightening.

(b) Medium Sized Community Biogas Plants on Power Generation Mode at District Level in Gujarat State Recognizing the appropriate technology of Biogas Plant available with M/s SP Renewable Sources Private Ltd., the State Government has identified and authorized them to install Community Biogas Plants in 31 selected districts as per the terms of agreement entered with them. The salient features of the Biogas Based Power Generation Plant under Gobar Gas Project of the State Government are as under: (1) Under this PublicPrivatePartnership (PPP) scheme, the farmers of the selected district will form a Producer Company, pool their animal/agrowastes, and commit themselves to supply their inputs to the Producer Company on sustained long term basis. (2) The seed capital (20%) will come from the combined contribution of the user agency (the producer company at district level and the BOO agency namely SPRESPL), Rest of the 80% of the Project cost will be met from the subsidy made available to such Producer Company by Government of Gujarat through its nodal agency namely Gujarat State Rural Development Corporation. The projects are being executed by M/s SP Renewable Energy Sources Private Ltd.

Conti.

(3) The project cost is set at Rs.15 crores . The installation of these digesters at several locations has been started and progressing at various sites. (4) The residual of the inputs will become an organic manure, lowcost, rich in value and ecofriendly substitute for chemical fertilizers, which are too costly and cause health hazards. This value added organic manure can be branded and sold at remunerative rates.

(c) Large Scale BBPG Plant of 2 MW capacity

SPRESPL had plans to set up largescale BBPG plants having 2 MW power generation capacity to begin with. With this objective SPRESPL initiated to campaign for formation of a Producer Company and interacted with Thamna Health & Education Trust and Thamna Gram Panchayat for establishment of Thamna Bio Power & Organic Producer Co Ltd., Thamna. This Company was formed and incorporated for biowaste utilization and power generation. Brief features of this producer company are mentioned below. As part of its pursuit for selfsustainable growth measure, the village panchayat and Thamna Education Trust have been looking for a viable ecofriendly means to meet their electric power requirements and consulted M/s SP Renewable Energy Sources Pvt. Ltd., Borsad for an appropriate solution. M/s SP Renewable Energy Sources Pvt. Ltd., have been focusing their attention and efforts for establishment of Biogas Based Power Generation Plants (BBPGPs) across the country and have collaborated with one of the leading global leaders, M/s PlanET Biogastechnik GmbH., Germany who have specialized technology in this field.

Conti. The Company incorporated consists of about 200 producer-farmer members located in and around Thamna village in Anand District of Gujarat State and raise seed-capital. The Company is a part of PPT (Public-Private- Partnership) concept SP Renewable Energy Sources Pvt Ltd., have been appointed by the Producer Company as their Consultants for execution of the project. The Gujarat Government will provide land for the project at reasonable cost

M/s PlanET, Germany in consultation with SPRESPL have conducted a pre project survey for establishment of proposed 2 MW capacity BBPG Plant and required land for the same has been acquired by Thamna Bio Power. The agrowastes other than cow dung such as agro waste will be first shredded and pulverized and added with automated Digester can handle all type of biodegradable biomass. This is a CSTR and the biomass other feeders. There will be no scum formation and floating inside the digester, as there is a continuous mixing with a central and satellite paddles

(d)FutureVision:LargeSizedCommunityBiogasPlantsforEnrichment, Bottling&PipedDistribution

The plant size will be having facilities of Biogas enrichment, bottling/storage, piped distribution system for utilities. Thus, it may be noted that under both the above plans, the farmer based User Organization along with Consultants (SPRESPL) shall raise 51% project cost with the help of promoters in India and abroad. Seen in the above context, The Thamna Bio Power Project for generation of 2 MW power and the replication projects of higher capacity Bio Power Plants along with small and medium Biogas Plants shall entitle a large amount of investment for up gradation for approximately 100 MW Power generation in near future. The modernization would involve developing and addition of Solar Powered Sterling Engines which shall ensure continuous power generation by switching over from Biogas in the night hours to Solar Concentrated Power (CFLR) during morning hours and visaaversa. We may even think of having Fuel Cell powered operations coupled to the Biogas System.

Together,WeCanSucceed. ThankYouAll. JaiHind.

SanjayPatel, CMD, SPRenewableEnergySourcesPvt.Ltd.