India: Perspectives

Population: 1.2 Bn and GrowingGDP: $1.8 Trillion

GDP Growth: Slowing!

Bioenergy WeekBrasilia, Brazil22nd March, 2013

Tarun RokadiyaAbellon CleanEnergy

India

• Share Abellon’s Model for Bioenergy

• Share some “on-the-ground” experience

• Relate to the GBEP Indicators

Objectives

India: Perspectives

Population: 1.2 Bn and Growing

GDP: $1.8 Trillion

GDP Growth: Slowing!

India: Energy

10% of GDP on Energy Import

• Transportation – Oil

• Cooking - Gas

• Industry – Coal, Oil, Gas

• Power – Coal

• Fertilizer Production – Gas

72% population relies on traditional biomass for cooking

30% without electricity access

India: Agriculture

15% Contribution to GDP

50% of workforce employment

India: Agriculture

39% of arable land irrigated

50% of land degraded

60% increase in fertilizer use per Ha – but decline in yield

2.5% of GDP spent on fertilizer subsidies

500 Mn tons of residues generated

Interdependent Challenges

1. Enhancing Energy Security

2. Reducing Energy Intensity of Agriculture

3. Restoring Soil Health & Productivity

4. Efficient Water-Use

5. Low-Carbon Growth

6. Climate Change / GHG

7. Employment Generation

An Integrated Approach is Needed

Abellon’s Response: Low Carbon & Integrated Solutions for Energy & Environment

• Sustainable Collection of Residues

• Maximizing Biomass Residue Utilization Value Chain

• Agro-Forestry, Inter-Cropping, Integrated Energy Plantation

• Agri-Genomics, Tissue Culture Plant Propagation

• Integrated Plant Nutrition & Soil Enhancement

• R&D to advance biomass value chain

• Farmer Outreach & Social Inclusion

Sustainable Biomass Collection

• Biomass collection is decentralized - within 50 kms distance from Plant

Decentralized Collection

Decentralized Collection

Decentralized Collection Impact

DecentralizedCollection

• Rural Entrepreneurship – Local Change Agents Created

• Minimizes Logistical Complexity

• Enhancing Farmer Income

• Adapting to local context

• Employment Generation

Biomass to Bioenergy: Solid Biofuel Pellets

Biomass shredded and densified into Pellets at Abellon’s

Solid Biofuel Manufacturing Plants.

Densification Impact

BiomassDensification

• Reduced cost of transportation to consumers – per unit cost of

transportation reduced 4 times

• Biofuel can travel 4 times further in same cost = greater market

reach

• Improved handling & distribution of biofuel to consumers

Bulk Density

Cotton Stalk 150 kg/m3

Shredded Cotton Stalk 250 - 300 kg/m3

Densified Biomass 650 kg/m3

Bulk Density increased 4 times compared to traditio nal biomass!

Densification & Processing Impact on Combustion

Biomass Processing &Densification

• Material Consistency – Uniform Shape & Size

• Improved Combustion Efficiency

• Biomass is screened – minimizes impurities / metal

• Compatible with Conventional Thermal Systems

Densification & Processing of Biomass Improves Comb ustion Efficiency Compared to Raw

Biomass

Solid Biofuel: Biomass Flexibility

Flexibility in raw material makes it possible to us e local biomass resource effectively

Cotton Stalk Cumin Stalk Wood Waste Bamboo

Solid Biofuel: Energy & Application Diversity

Industrial Use Residential Use Commercial

Utilities & Power

COMMUNITY

Space Heating Hot WaterGenerator

Community Cooking Stoves

Solid Biofuel Caters to Energy Requirements Across M ultiple Segment s

Power | Heating | Cooking

Improved Utilization of Biomass for Cooking – A Global Need

Abellon’s Eco -Stove

• Improved Combustion Cookstove

• Convenient

• Smokeless

• Economical – Saves upto 50% Compared to LPG

Eco-Stove Use in India

Eco-Stove Use in India

Eco-Stove Use in Ghana

Eco-Stove Use in Ghana

10 MW Biopower – Under Commissioning

Biomass to Biopower

Abellon Agrisciences: Integral to Energy & Environment

• Agro-Forestry

• Inter-Cropping

• Agri-Genomics & Tissue Culture Plant Propagation

• Integrated Plant Nutrition & Soil Enhancement

Abellon Agrisciences: Integral to Energy & Environment

Bamboo

• A Livelihood Product - Energy, Pulp, Fiber,

Products, & more….

• Fastest growing grass

• Intercropping between Bamboo

• Tissue Cultured Plants

Abellon’s Agro -Forestry Model in Gujarat Spread Over 200 Acres

Palmarosa & Bamboo

Banana & Bamboo Lentils & Bamboo

Sandalwood & Bamboo

Intercropping – Energy + Food + Other

Integrated Plant Nutrition & Soil Enhancement

Integrated Plant Nutrition & Soil Enhancement

Organic FertilizerPellets

• Improves physio-bio-chemical properties of soil

• Improved Efficiency of Nutrient Uptake

• Moisture Retention in Soil

• Sustained Release of Nutrition

• Can be manufactured locally

• Deoiled Cakes (OM)

• Biochar (OC)

• Soil Beneficial Bacteria

• Mineral Solubilizer

• Plant Protectants

Integrated Plant Nutrition & Soil Enhancement

Crop-Specific All-Purpose

Product can be designed for specific Crops & Soils

R&D Focus Areas & Projects

1. Ligno-cellulosic Ethanol

2. Micro Algae Value Chain Development

3. Torrefaction of Biomass

Indo -US Project for Development of Sustainable Advanced Lignocellulosic Biofuel system

Ligno -Cellulosic Ethanol Project

Department of EnergyMinistry & Science & Technology

Joint Clean Energy Research & Development Center

1. Improve feedstock using genomics and breeding tools

2. Develop production logistics and identify soil and environmental criteria to ensure a

commercially successful advanced feedstock production system.

3. Development of bio-catalysts for production of advanced biofuels and co-products

and optimization of pretreatment and fermentation processes.

4. Minimizing environmental impact and maximizing revenues from bio-refinery waste

streams.

5. Analysis and development of certification protocols and sustainability standards.

6. Assessment of energy requirements and emissions.

7. Supply chain management analysis.

Ligno -Cellulosic Ethanol Project: Objectives

WP1: FeedstockDevelopment

WP1: FeedstockDevelopment

WP2: ConversionTechnologies

WP3: CommercializationAnd Sustainability

ICRISAT

DSR

ABELLON

RVSKW

TNAU

IICT

JNTU

TNAU

IIT-M

IIT-D

HPCL

CESS

IICT

ABELLON

JNTU

TNAU

ICRISAT

DSR

Ligno -Cellulosic Ethanol Project: Work Plan

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R&D: Micro -Algae & Value Chain

R&D: Algae Bioreactor

Partly Supported by Ministry of New & &Renewable En ergy, Govt of India

Torrefaction of Biomass

• Further increase in Energy Density Per Unit

• Reduces Logistics Costs

• Improved Combustion

• Longer Shelf Life for Storage

• Hydrophobic

R&D: Impact of Torrefaction

Other Innovations: Solar – Agri Model

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Photo-voltaic

Photo-synthesis

Solar – Agri Model: Energy + Land + Water Efficiency

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Summary

1. Bioenergy models need to be adapted to local context

2. Biomass residue has multi-dimensional potential

3. Densification/Pelletization enhances economic value &

minimizes logistical cost

4. Models should be integrated to maximize potential & value

Abellon's Integrated Model

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Abellon’s Global Operations

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Abellon’s Plants & Operations

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Abellon is prepared and well positioned to partner global efforts in bioenergy.