BIOTECH Waste Treatment Plants will be set up in a wider Scale – Shri. V.S. Sivakumar, Minister

Trivandrum: Mr. V.S. Sivakumar, Minister for Transport and Devaswam, has expressed the view that for the purpose of decentralized waste treatment, BIOTECH model waste treatment plants are to be installed in a wider scale in all the Panchayats and Municipal areas of the State as a solution to the problem of waste, which is being aggravated day by day. The Minister was speaking on the occasion of the inauguration of the waste treatment biogas plant installed by BIOTECH in the Kalliyoor Grama Panchayath in Trivandrum District. Smt. Jameela Prakasam, MLA , in her inaugural presidential address has pointed out that, the BIOTECH waste treatment plant which is functioning in the Sreekariyam Market in Trivandrum for the last seven years is to emulated as a model to be followed for the treatment of waste. She also asserted that necessary technical support should be provided by BIOTECH on a continuous basis for the successful working of such plants. Dr. Sajidas, Director, BIOTECH while presenting his report has informed that the local body institutions are receiving all technical assistance direct from BIOTECH for a minimum period of five years right from the commencement of operation of the plant and that BIOTECH plants are designed in such a way that those should function in an efficient manner for a period from 15 to 20 years.

This plant has been installed in the Santhivila Market of Kalliyoor Grama Panchayath after incurring an expenditure of Rs. 10 lakhs and the plant is capable of treating 250 Kg. of bio waste per day with the application of Bio-methanation technology. The plant can be also generate 5 KW electricity per day which is used for lighting 50 CF Lamps installed in the market and its premises and for meeting the in-house requirements of the plant. The Panchayath is planning to install 100 more lights by utilizing the electricity generated in the plant.

In the inaugural meeting which was attended by a good number of guests, Mr. T.K. Silesh Kumar, Panchayath President welcomed the gathering and Mr. Rufas Daniel, Trivandrum District Panchayath Vice President conveyed the vote of thanks.

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Experts From World Bank Visited BIOTECH Plant

For studying the implementation of waste treatment projects in the State, the World Bank experts in solid waste management Ms. Sandra Cointrau visited the various waste treatment programmes. In this context the team also visited the waste treatment plant installed with the technical assistance of BIOTECH in the Trikkakara Municipality. The team evaluated the working of the plant operated with modern technologies and observed that no environmental pollution is caused by the plant. Bio methanation is the technology adopted, here for treating the waste on the same day itself of its generation. The wastes of fish meat, vegetables etc. up to a quantity of about one ton per day is being treated every day in the plant installed in the Thrikkakara Market. From the biogas produced by the treatment of the waste, electricity is generated and this electricity is utilized for working the machine parts of the plant and also for lighting 150 lights installed in the market and the surrounding areas. The BIOTECH plant at Thrikkakara market is a model for all the local body institutions which are confronting acute problem of waste management.

One more solid bio waste treatment Electricity Generation plant was inaugurated in the Thrikkakara Municipality

Another plant for treatment of bio waste also had become operational at the Municipality of Thrikkakara in Eranakulam District. The implementation of this project was completed with the technical assistance of BIOTECH, Trivandrum which is implementing the various bio energy programs with the approval and financial assistance of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) Govt. of India. After evaluating the successful working of the existing plant installed 3 years ago in the Municipal Market which had capacity for treating 250 Kg. per day, the construction of a new plant having the capacity for treating the 500 Kg. of waste had since been completed as the second stage. This plant is the third waste treatment plant installed in the Thrikkakara Municipality.

 

The plant was inaugurated by Shri. Benny Behanan, MLA, Thrikkakara at 10.30 am on Friday the 27^th July 2011. Shri. P.I. Muhammad Ali the Municipal Chariman presided over the inaugural function. The project was completed after spending a sum of about Rs. 16.80 lakhs towards the cost of the plant and the ancillary equipment.

 

The latest waste treatment bio-methanation multistage technologies had been applied in this plant. With the completion of this plant apart from treating 500 kg. of waste per day in an eco-friendly manner it could also be possible to generate 5 KV of electricity as well. By utilizing the electricity generated from the plant it would be possible for lighting 150 CF Lamps installed in the market and the near by areas.

The solid bio waste treatment electricity generation plant was inaugurated in the Thrikakkara Municipality

One more plant for waste treatment for electricity generation had become operational in the Thrikakkara Municipality. This project was completed with the assistance and co operation of BIOTECH. This bio waste electricity generation plant was installed near the shopping complex of the NGO Quarters. The latest waste treatment technologies had been applied in this plant. The plant was officially inaugurated at 10 am on 22-01-2011 by the Municipal Chairman Sri. P. I. Muhammad Ali. Dr. A. Sajidas Director, BIOTECH presented the report. The special feature of this plant is that it could be possible to treat as much as 300kg of biowaste and waste water every day in an eco friendly manner without polluting the environment and generate 5kv of electricity. The electricity generated is being used for lighting nearly 50 C F Lamps installed in the nearby shopping complex and the adjacent areas. A device for recycling the waste water coming out of the plant for reusing it had also been installed in the plant. By this process the flow of waste water from the plant can also be controlled and the plant and the premises can be kept clean and tidy.
The waste treatment plant installed near the Kakkanad Village office had been designed in such a way to enable the public to see and understand the working of the plant and also to create awareness among them about the waste treatment schemes. This progaramme can become a model scheme for all the self governing institutions which are presently experiencing problems by the accumulation of wastes. If this progamme is implemented in a wider scale in all the Grama Panchayats and Municipalities, perhaps a permanent remedy can be found for almost all the problems experienced an account of accumulation of waste.
As the Govt of India in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy had already approved the waste treatment programmes of BIOTECH which had installed similar plants in more than 60 Grama Panchayats central subsidy is also being received. Accordingly a sum of Rs.1.20 lakhs will be received by the Thrikakkara Municipality by way of subsidy. Apart from the waste treatment plant which is being inaugurated now, constructions of two other similar plants are being completed in the Thrikakkara Municipality. BIOTECH is also installing Domestic waste treatment plants with the co operation of the local self government institutions both inside the state and outside Kerala. Biotech is providing model projects and other technical support to local self Govt bodies for the implementation of biogas projects in houses as well as in public institutions .

BIOTECH WON THE STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION AWARD 2010

Kerala state energy conservation award

BIOTECH has won the Kerala State Energy Conservation award 2010 for best performance. The awards were presented at a ceremony held at the government guest house in Thiruvananthapuram by the Water Resource Minister N. K. Premachandran. BIOTECH Director
Dr. A. Sajidas received the award from the Minister for the out standing achievements and contributions in the field of Energy Conservation and Energy management. The award was finalized on the basis of quantitative achievements and also taking into account various other factors such as innovative techniques and technologies adopted, commitment of the management, environment friendliness, and organizational set-up to promote energy conservation in the unit. Installation of large number of biogas plants , waste treatment of energy plants, and publicity through different media  are some of the energy conservation activities that helped BIOTECH to achieve the award. BIOTECH has to its credit many awards in recognition of its Energy Conservation programmes.  BIOTECH had installed 22,000 domestic waste treatment plants, 230 Institutional plants including electricity generation plants in 52 Panchayats.

BIOTECH has developed different models of waste treatment plants to generate cooking gas and also electricity from waste, through incessant research and development by the application of various scientific technologies. BIOTECH has been recognized and is being assisted by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Govt. of India. The installation of household bio waste treatment plants help to save as much as 50 – 60% LPG in a month. The household plant produces biogas for cooking purposes for 2 hours per day.

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The first BIOTECH Waste to electricity project installed in Tamilnadu.

BIOTECH has designed and installed a compact and pre fabricated Bio waste to Electricity plant at Sri Sankar Nagar, Pammal, Chennai, the Capital of Tamil Nadu, India. This plant has been installed in association with Exnora Green Pummal, a well known NGO actively involved in waste management projects for the last several years. The cost of the project amounted to Rs. 25 lakhs after subsidy. The fund for the purpose was raised by Exnora Green Pummal from different donors.

This plant is capable of treating 250 Kg. of organic waste every day. Bio methanization technology is applied for this process. 25-30 Cum Biogas is being generated every day. This gas is utilized for power generation. 5 KW of electricity is generated every day. It is used for meeting the in-house requirement for the project and for street lighting. 50 N0s. of Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) have been installed nearby the streets and these are working with green electricity.

The speciality of this plant is that it is totally a pre-fabricated one, made of Fiber Glass Reinforced Plastic (FRP). The system is equipped with three anaerobic pre-digesters and three Modified Up-flow Anaerobic Sludge Bed (MUASB) reactors connected in series. The treated liquid that comes out from the plant is utilized as fertilizer and a part of this treated slurry is re used for the operation of the plant with the help of an inbuilt slurry loop system. The Biogas generated from the pre-digesters and digesters are passed through a non return unit and collected in a centralized synthetic gas collector. This gas is passed through a gas scrubber and after scrubbing it is used as fuel in a 100% Biogas engine for the generation of electricity, 5 KW electricity is generated every day. It is used for meeting the in-house requirement of the project and also for street lighting.

The main advantage of the prefabricated system is the saving of space and time required for the installation. Without much expense all parts of the plant can be shifted from one place to other if necessary. It is maintenance free and uses only minimum moving parts. The recovery of treated solid manure can be removed from the pre-digester. Through the introduction of pre-digesters, there is no chance for formation of scum in the digesters. The expected life of the plant is between 10-15 years. Environmental benefits derived through the installation of the plant is equivalent to the emission reduction of more than 100 metric tones of CO2 every year.

This type of decentralized waste treatment system helps the community to participate in climate protection activities. To achieve this goal BIOTECH is trying our level best.

Location of the project
Sri Sankar Nagar, Pammal, Chennai – 75, Tamilnadu state, India
Distance from the Chennai International Airport – 4 Km.
Project promoted by – Exnora Green Pummal
Main Sponsor – Sam Foundation for Eco Friendly Environment.
Technical Details of Waste to Electricity ptoject

Treatment Capacity of the Plant	-	250 Kg. of Organic Waste
Type of feed materials	-	All degradable materials like cooked food waste, vegetable, fruits, fish and meat waste
No. of Anaerobic Pre-digesters	-	3 Nos
Volume of each Pre-digesters	-	3,500 litters
No. of Digesters	-	3 Nos
Volume of digesters	-	20,000 litters
Gas generation per day	-	25 – 30 Cum
Use of gas	-	Electricity Generation
Generator (100% biogas model)	-	5 KW
Stand by generator (Duel Fuel model)	-	3 KW
Organic fertilizer output per day	-	Liquid Fertilizer – 250 litter Solid Fertilizer – 25 Kg.
Electricity Generation	-	5 KW
Number of hours	-	7 Hrs. Day time 3 Hrs., Evening – 6 pm to 10 pm
Number of lights installed	-	50 Nos. of 11 W CFL
In-house requirement of electricity	-	For the operation of pump in slurry loop system, pump in Gas scrubber, gas pump, de-humidifier etc.
Manpower required for the operation of plant	-	One operator + One part time supervisor

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BIOTECH Waste to electricity plant installed at Narikkuni

“Electricity from waste is wonderful. This is an Occasion for pride and joy for the people of Narikkuni Panchayath” – Says Shri. Ramachandran Kadannappally, Hon. Minister for Devaswom, Kerala State.

Waste treatment is one of the complex problems confronted by human beings these days, in the cities as well as in villages. It is quite necessary to take adequate measures to treat the wastes accumulating day by day in Kerala where the density of population is very high. In this situation the service of BIOTECH in producing electricity also along with the treatment of waste, with application of scientific technologies by convincing the people, according to the opinion of the Hon. Minister for Devaswom Shri,Ramachandran Kadannappally is wonderful. The Minister was making out this observation while inaugurating the waste treatment electricity generation plant installed in the Narikkuni Grama Panchayath, in Kozhikode District on 21st May 2010. According to him the people of the Narikkuni Panchayath can be proud of having this plant as one of the valuable achievements of the people.

The process of generating electricity by making use of the biogas produced with the eco-friendly treatment of waste is worth to be appreciated. The laws and regulations enacted against the tendency of throwing away the waste, in public places with objective of protecting the environment and ensuring the public heath were of immense help to the people. It was only on account of these stringent measures that the waste management problem that was created in Sabarimala where nearly 4 crores of devotees assembled for worship during the last year could be solved to a considerable extent. The co-operation of the people is very essential for making such attempts effective and successful. The Minister has therefore sought the whole hearted support and co-operation of the people for successfully implementing similar people friendly schemes.

In the inaugural meeting presided over by the Koduvally MLA Adv. P.T.A. Rahim, Smt.M.P. Rukia Teacher, the Narikuni Panchayath President, welcomed the gathering. The detailed project was explained by
Dr. A. Sajidas, Director, BIOTECH. He has stressed the need for observing strictly the rules for the proper maintenance of the plant for running it efficiently. He had also sought the co-operation and support of the public and traders in the area. He reminded the people to restrict the deposit of waste in the plant in accordance with the limit prescribed.

The project was finalized jointly by the Narikkuni Grama Panchayath and the BIOTECH. The construction of the waste treatment electricity generation plant adjacent to the Village Office by the side of the Narikkuni Market was completed by BIOTECH by harnessing different modern technologies. In the present context, when waste is becoming a real threat to human beings and the environment, BIOTECH had come up as a model, by the installation and operation of the waste treatment plants very efficiently in about 50 places in the State, which are very crowded and thickly populated.

This plant is capable of treating 300 Kg. of easily decaying wastes in an eco-friendly manner and for generating 5 KV electricity. The Electricity is presently used for lighting 50 CF Lamps around the premises of the plant. Even now sufficient quantity of electricity for lighting about 100 additional CF lamps, can be generated from the plant.

The plant is designed in such a way that the waste treatment process as well as the generation of electricity can be viewed by the public. BIOTECH an N.G.O at Trivandrum is implementing different projects of the Central Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy. This organization is providing subsidy also for the beneficiaries of the plants generating electricity by the treatment of bio wastes. Such waste treatment plants are also being installed by BIOTECH with the co-operation and support of the Local Self Govt. Agencies.

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