PUNE: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and The GreenBillions Limited (TGBL) collaborated to build the first plant in India for the production of green hydrogen from municipal solid waste and biomass. The purpose of this research is to demonstrate the technological viability and economic viability of producing hydrogen from waste.
The GreenBillions has expertise in developing, overseeing, and carrying out sustainable programmes. Environment friendly goods and services are the focus of TGBL. The business is now making investments in the construction of facilities that can produce clean, green hydrogen from biomass, water, and municipal solid waste.
The company’s wholly owned subsidiary Variate Pune Waste to Energy Pvt. Ltd. (VPWTEPL) will oversee the management of the future plant in Pune. According to a statement from TGBL, the company will also use Pune’s 350 TPD of municipal garbage to produce hydrogen for 30 years. With the use of plasma gasification technology, refuse-derived fuel (RDF) produced from the garbage would later be used to produce hydrogen. At The GreenBillionsfacility in Pune, the waste will be separated into biodegradable, non-biodegradable, and home hazardous waste using optical sensor technology. In order to develop and establish similar plants in the future, the business is also in talks with state municipalities around India.
Prateek Kanakia, Chairman and Founder, TheGreenBillions Limited, made a statement that, “The growing Indian economy is witnessing an increase in demand for energy from all sectors. The situation has put a lot of pressure on Indian energy reserves to meet the ever-increasing demand. It has increased the focus on identifying and developing alternative energy sources, mainly green and clean sources that do not harm the environment. With the rising demand from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to generate clean hydrogen, it is essential to find alternatives to foster clean hydrogen in the country. We recognise that an efficient garbage collection and disposal system is crucial for quality urban solid waste management.”
India’s efforts to reduce its carbon footprint can benefit from the production of hydrogen, which will also greatly cut waste disposal emissions.
With the help of this project, Pune city may cut its carbon footprint by up to 2.5 million metric tonnes (MT), divert more than 3.8 million MT of waste from the landfill, and provide direct service to an estimated 1,80,000 families. The Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) that would otherwise be disposed of in low lying metropolitan areas would be diverted, saving up to 689.5 cubic metres of space per day and 25.16 hectares of valuable land annually, according to a statement released by Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL).