NTPC and Chempolis India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the feasibility of setting up a Bamboo-based Bio-Refinery in Bongaigaon.
Key points
- Chempolis will work with NTPC to conduct the feasibility study for the project which shall utilize bamboo for the production of 2G Ethanol, Bio-Coal for thermal power plant & other value-added products.
- The proposed Bio-Refinery is planned as an integration project with NTPC Bongaigaon Power Plant, where all utility requirements such as steam, power, etc., shall be supplied from the power plant and the Bio-Coal produced by the Bio-Refinery shall partly replace coal in the power plant, effectively converting 5% of the generation of the power plant to green.
About Bio coal
- Bio coal is a carbon-neutral fuel that can replace fossil coal in industrial processes.
- It is produced within the process of Biogreen pyrolysis and carbonization of raw biomass performed within controlled temperature and residence time conditions.
- Thermal conversion of biomass, which is done under the oxygen-free conditions process, allows to remove volatile organic compounds and cellulose components from the feedstock and create a uniform, solid biofuel with characteristics similar to the ones in fossil coal.
