In a bid to enhance the efficiency and quality of biomass energy, a team of researchers led by Bidhan Nath from the University of Southern Queensland has made significant strides in the pelletization ...

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Around 1.1 million MT paddy straw pellets can be produced per annum, if corpus completely utilised according to CPCB’s estimates. The union environment ministry on Thursday released guidelines for ...

The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has urged brick kiln owners to blend biomass pellets made from paddy stubble with coal for baking bricks. The PPCB has advised a ratio of 20% pellets to 80% ...

The officials of the board held meetings with the respective power plant authorities to ensure utilisation of biomass pellets in their units to handle paddy stubble through ex-situ management ...

To overcome the challenge of unavailability of paddy straw-based biomass pellets, Punjab now has two manufacturing units as a pilot project that is likely to start operations this month. PATIALA: To ...

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has asked Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to formulate a policy to ensure continuous supply of paddy straw for ex-situ utilisation and co-firing in ...

The Ministry of Power has directed NTPC Ltd to source up to 10 per cent of its thermal fuel requirements from straw pellets. The move is aimed at luring farmers away from stubble burning, according to ...

Each year, fires rage across northern India, as farmers burn off their unwanted straw. The impact is enormous. From October into November, massive clouds of smoke streak across Punjab and neighbouring ...

EnergyHarvest is supported by grants from the Oglesby Charitable Trust and by Aston University. The demonstration work at PAU is also supported by Coromandel. Each year, fires rage across northern ...