PAU inks pact for biogas plant tech with Punjab, Maha firms
The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, inked a pact with a Barnala-based firm and another with a Kolhapur-based firm for the commercialisation of biogas plant-based technologies. Dr Ajmer Singh Dhatt, Director of Research, PAU, and the representatives of the firms signed the memorandum of agreements (MoAs) on behalf of their organisations.
Dr Dhatt said the PAU had entered into a pact with Chhapa Energy Power Company based in Chappa village of district Barnala for the ‘PAU Fixed Dome Type Janta Model’, besides entering into one with Shree Govardhan Enterprises.
Sharing information about the PAU dome type family size biogas plant, Dr Sooch explained that the construction of this type of plant was easy as it was an all-brick masonry structure. The design was suitable for all regions of the country. The single digester of the plant could be designed for any rated capacity from 1 m³ per day to 25 m³ per day. The cost of the plant was nearly 60-70 per cent lower as compared to other conventional models, such as the floating drum biogas plants. The maintenance requirements of the plant are also far less than the floating drum biogas plants. The digested material produced from such anaerobic digestion is a good quality manure and is ready for use in fields, he added.
Dr Khushdeep Dharni, Associate Director, Technology Marketing and IPR Cell, PAU, said the university had signed 57 MoAs for the commercialisation of biogas plant-based technologies to date; thereby making energy-efficient solutions more accessible to the masses.
