Status: New
| Name & address of the Laboratory/Organization | CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP) | |
| Website address | www.iip.res.in | |
| Affiliated to which Department/Ministry | Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) | |
| CSR Registration Number | CSR00017422 | |
| Registration under 12A | ||
| Registration under 80G | ||
| Name of the CSR Nodal | Dr. Atul Ranjan | |
| Contact information of CSR Nodal | 9456262551, aranjan@iip.res.in | |
| Principal Investigator | Sh. Pankaj Kumar Arya, pkarya@iip.res.in | |
| Co- Principal Investigator (Co-PI) | ||
| Objective on the basis of need | 1. Installation and commissioning of community scale briquetting units (five) 2. Skill development of locals and generation of additional income through market linkages 3. Socio-economic impact analysis and carbon acounting for environmental benefits |
| Executive summary of the proposed project (In 250 words) | It is proposed to utilize the forest and agro-waste for energy production. The direct utilization of agrowaste is not viable due to its less dense nature, and transportation is also not economically viable. To circumvent the situation, it is proposed to make denser briquettes /pellets from agro-waste. The briquetting will improve the transportability and effective utilization for direct heating applications. In the present case agro-waste based briquetting unit of 100-200 Kg/h capacity shall be installed at suitable locations across the districts of Uttarakhand to produce briquettes to meet the demand of local domestic and rural cottage industries such as dairy, and seed drying, etc. Further, improved combustion devices shall be implemented to ensure clean and efficient combustion of theses briquettes. Skill development programs shall be conducted to train at least 1000 no. of beneficiaries in various districts of Uttarakhand on the operation, processing, and maintenance of these briquetting units and combustion devices. A value chain shall be established to have better market accessibility of the finished products. A detailed socio-economic and environmental benefit assessment shall be done to scientifically analyze the project outcome. |
| Technology Readiness Level (If not a new project but an advancement of existing know how) | TRL 8 |
| Outomes or Deliverables | 1. Livelihood generation for women: The project will help in generating livelihood for the local women through collection of raw material as well as through the marketing of the end product. 2. Forest Fire mitigation: One of the major outcomes of the project is the management of the forest waste (pine needles) which is the main source of forest fire in Uttarakhand. 3. Rural energy security: The project focuses on providing clean energy solutions with the involvement of the local community. The clear emphasis of this project work is thus on energy security, with a further thrust on productive microenterprise development linked to existing rural credit facilities and local employment generation to enhance the income of rural households. |
| Project aligned with which most relevant UN SDGs | Goal 7 - Affordable & Clean Energy |
| Duration (In years) | 2 years |
| Expected Impact | 1. Management of forest and agro-residue and implementation of energy efficiency 2. Empowerment of women through generation of additional income 3. Prevention of forest fires in Uttarakhand |
| Implementation model (self- implemented/ outsourced partnership) | Self-implemented |
| Total Budget (Recurring +Non-Recurring Expenses) | 125 lakh |
| Attachment | View Attachment |