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Pakistan gets first sugarcane-waste biogas plant
August 1, 2008 - by David Ehrlich, Cleantech Group
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Pakistan's Shakarganj Mills has fired up the country's first sugarcane-waste biogas plant. The 8 megawatt cogeneration plant in Jhang supports the sugarcane mill's on-site power and heating requirements.
The plant is powered by eight Jenbacher biogas engines from GE Energy's Jenbacher gas engine business, based in Jenbach, Austria.
"GE's Jenbacher gas engines are known for their reliability, durability and ability to operate on a variety of different fuels, making them a popular on-site power solution for Pakistan's industrial sector," said Prady Iyyanki, CEO of GE's Jenbacher gas engine business.
GE Energy is a unit of Fairfield, Conn.-based General Electric (NYSE: GE).
The biogas used to fuel the plant is extracted from spent wash, which is a residual of the mill's ethanol production operation that uses sugarcane molasses as a raw material.
"The Shakarganj Mills project underscores Jenbacher engines' fuel flexibility that will be needed to help address the country's serious energy challenges," said Iyyanki.
GE Energy said Pakistan has a 3,500 MW energy shortage. The company said the new biogass plant will generate enough power to support more than 50,000 homes in the country.
In addition to powering the mill, electricity from the plant is being delivered to the national grid through a 22-year power purchase agreement with the local grid operator.
GE Energy also provided the gas train, biogas compressor and biogas cooler for the gas dehumidification process in the plant.
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Biogas production from Sugar cane
Submitted on August 25th, 2008 by Dr. Kashinath Nag (not verified)This is an achievement in Pakistan that sugar cane Molasses had been used to produce Biogas and run the engine to produce power.
I would like to know the Microbes used in the Digestor and quality of Biogas.
Appreciate your answer.
what does it cost to set up
Submitted on September 27th, 2008 by Unregistered user (not verified)what does it cost to set up a biogas plant using sugarcane waste
Wind energy in Pakistan
Submitted on February 24th, 2009 by UNDP/GEF WEP (not verified)Wind energy has been regarded as one of the most promising forms of renewable energy to be utilized for electric power generated for current and future needs. Historically wind energy has been harnessed for a vast number of human needs for approximately 5500 years. As a ‘futuristic green source of energy’, wind energy is now being harnessed at a growing rate globally, as we face a dramatic change in our environment.
In view of the above, The United Nations Development Program - UNDP has initiated the project "Sustainable Development of Commercial Scale Wind Power Generation Project” referred simply to as the Wind Energy Project (WEP). This project has been undertaken as an effort to curb the current global environmental crisis being faced in light of heavy emissions of green house gases to fuel a growing population. The project is focused on both developed and developing countries, and is in Phase I of its implementation in Pakistan. The project is being undertaken in association with the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) and the Alternative Energy Development Board
(AEDB).
Please visit our website www.wep.org.pk for a detailed analysis into the implementation of wind energy in Pakistan based the UNDP directive, including specific and thorough investigations into wind energy, wind resource assessment, key financial instruments for tariff refinement, detailed EIA and EA guidelines with reference to potential windy sites in Pakistan, and a list of informative websites on wind energy.
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