CBG

A Sustainable Alternative Towards

Affordable Transportation

2nd EU India Conference on Advance Biofuels

March 13, 2019

Growth in Share of Renewables

17%

21%

9%

11%

10%

12%

11%

12%

Source : IEA

Growth of share in renewables in India

Import dependence

Import dependency in Crude & Product (%) (based on consumption)

Import dependency in Natural Gas (%)

33.2

36.2

40.7

44.5 45.3

2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18

77.3

78.3

80.6

81.7

82.8

2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18

India – placed most vulnerably among major countries

Value of net trade expected to cross $500 bn in 2040 from $140 bn in 2012

Import dependence expected to rise to 92% by 2040

Source: PPAC, BP Stats, IEA WEO

Ethanol Blending Programme

Bio-diesel

Compressed Bio Gas

Alternatives to Imported fuel

CBG Sources in India

Surplus Agri-residue

20 MMT

32%

Spent wash / Press

Mud

2 MMT

3%

Municipal Solid

Waste

5 MMT

8%

Sewage Treatment

Plant

10 MMT

16%

Recoverable Cattle

Dung, Chicken litter

25 MMT

41%

Additional potential from barren & forest land incl. bamboo, grasses, etc

Total CBG potential : 120 MMT

CO2 Removal

Fermented Manure

Bio

gas

Compressor

H2S Removal

Biogas

Digester Shredder

CBG

Pre Treatment

Technology

Turning , Aeration & Curing

Process of Anaerobic Digestion

Mesophilic 30-38oC

Thermophillic 50-60oC

Indigenous enviro-tolerant inoculant producing higher biogas with

high methane and reduced CO2 content developed

– Biogas : methane content of >80%

– In situ conversion of CO2 to methane

– Suitable for multiple feedstock

– Suitable also for small and mid sized biogas plants

IndianOil Technology in CBG

Parameter IndianOil

Technology

Competing

Technologies

Methane content in raw biogas % 80-86 50-65

Gas Yield 1.5-2.5 X X

Hydraulic Residence time, days 8-10 21-35

Biological Fixation

Iron chloride dosing

Water scrubbing

Activated Carbon

Iron chelating

Amine Process

Removal of H2S

CO2 removal

Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) Water scrubbing

Chemical scrubbing - ammine

Membrane separation

Storage & Transport

Purified CBG Storage Compression @ 250 Bar

Cascading

Transportation

in CBG driven tractors Delivery @Rs. 46/kg

Increase in crop yield by 20%

Reduce present consumption of Chemical Fertilizer by 25%

Replacement of chemical nitrogen and phosphorous

Restore natural soil fertility

Protection against drought and soil bourn diseases

Organic Farming

Bio Manure : An important by-product

Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable

Transportation (SATAT) launched by

Hon’ble Minister P&NG on 1.10.2018

SATAT Programme

CBG Potential in India : 62 MMTPA

Target for 2023 @ 25% : 15 MMT

Investment : 1.7 lakh crore

Direct employment : 1 lakh indirectly affecting millions

Turnover : 70,000 crore

IOT Biogas : Namakkal, Tamil Nadu

Capacity : 290 TPD input

Input : Press Mud, Chicken litter, Dairy Effluent

Output : Biogas (CBG : 15 TPD) & Manure (20 TPD)

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