Demand Boost Must for Market-Driven Biomass Offtake, Says SAMARTH Mission Director
Highlighting the need to enhance demand for biomass offtake, Satish Upadhyay, Mission Director of SAMARTH (Sustainable Agrarian Mission on the use of Agri-Residue in Thermal Power Plants) called for market-driven mechanisms to facilitate biomass utilization during a national seminar recently held in Chandigarh.
September 07, 2024. By EI News Network
The seminar titled ‘Biomass Supply Chain Management: Challenges, Opportunities, and Developments’ was organised by Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Bio-Energy Technology (SSS-NIBE), Kapurthala, an autonomous institution of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
The seminar seeks to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange to facilitate the development of cost-effective and efficient biomass supply chains to support India's transition to a circular bio-economy.
It brought together government officials, industry representatives, entrepreneurs, policymakers and researchers to share insights, experiences, and best practices in biomass supply chain management. The seminar aims to highlight the need and particular relevance of efficient biomass supply chains for the success of bioenergy programs in the country.
Upadhyay also mentioned that biomass utilisation has critical environmental and social benefits for our country. He informed the participants about the successful work being done by the SAMARTH Mission for biomass co-firing and how it is increasing the utilisation of biomass in power generation.
Pritpal Singh, Executive Director, the Punjab State Council for Science and Technology (PSCST) stressed that the availability of space for storage of biomass, supply to industry and management of leakage are some challenges which need to be addressed.
He called for collective work on harnessing the potential of biomass, and on utilising it through modern bioenergy pathways, rather than wasting it. He said that there is a need to make biomass available at the minimum possible cost so that it is economically viable for industry.
Dr. G. Sridhar, Director General, SSS-NIBE spoke about the relevance and importance of biomass supply chains in the country. He also apprised the participants about the research SSS-NIBE is doing in the field of bio-energy, for the advancement of the sector. He stressed how supply chain management is critical for the successful implementation of bioenergy programs in the country.
Maganbir Singh from PSCST delivered a talk on the paddy challenge in the state of Punjab. He highlighted the activities of PSCST, the current paddy utilisation pathways in Punjab, the challenges faced in its utilisation and opportunities available to use it as a resource.
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