Biogas to Electricity
Biogas Magazine | Edition 20 |
Aisin Biogas Power Generation System in India
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isin Corporation, Japan (a Group company of Toyota) planned to launch Biogas Power Generation system for Grid & offGrid applications business in India. Currently, Aisin Automotive Haryana Pvt. Ltd. – AHL (a subsidary company of Aisin Corporation, Japan) is planning to provide a complete solution for Biogas Power generation system (Figure 1 - Digester, Desulphurizer, Generators,) by using cow dung (animal waste). In future, it will be possible for the system to connect with food waste & agricultural waste. Three years ago (Figure 2), AHL established a demo site (with cow dung) in Bangalore where the system has been continously generating elec-
tricity for the past 20,000 hours. With 1 cubic metre of Biogas, the gas engine generator – COREMO can produce 1.5 kW of electricity per hour. Extra Biogas can be utilized or sold for the cooking. The Desulphurizer technology will remove H2s in the biogas to 0 ppm. In greenhouses, The CO2 from exhaust can be utilized for photosynthesis. The engine’s exhaust heat can be utilized to heat the digester during the winter and/or heat the water used for cleaning the dairy farm.
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● Reduces pollution ● Reduces the time wasted gathering firewood for cooking. ● Reduces reliance on fossil fuels ● Save the environment (Reduces deforestation) ● Improves living standards in rural areas. ● Reduces global warming ● Produces good quality enriched manure to improve soil fertility
● Effective and convenient way for sanitary disposal of Salient Benefits of Biogas organic wastes (food, animals, plant) Power Generation System ● Availability of power for 24x7 (1.5Kw per hour per engine)
● Improve the hygienic conditions
