Biogas Upgrading and Bottling Technology for Vehicular and Cooking Applications - Management of Natural Resources in a Changing Environment - page 145

Fig. 10 Water scrubbing and PSA system ( Left ) and Gas analyser system at Nasik ( Right )
500 Nm 3 Nasik, Maharashtra—Bottled Biogas Used
as a Fuel for Captive Vehicle
A 500 Nm 3 biogas generation per day capacity BGFP project for generation,
upgradation and bottling of biogas was sanctioned by the MNRE with central fi nan-
cial assistance during the year 2009-2010 to Ashoka Biogreen Pvt Ltd at village
Talwade, District Nasik, Maharashtra. The biogas bottling plant was commissioned
on 16th March, 2011 after obtaining license for fi lling and storage of compressed
biogas in CNG cylinders. The purifi ed gas is fi lled in two cylinder cascades of 20
cylinders each (80 L capacity) using a high pressure compressor of 5 Nm 3 /h.
Upgraded biogas is used primarily to generate electricity and to provide energy to
the entire plant. 5 KW CNG Kirloskar generators are installed for this purpose. The
cylinders are fi lled upto 150 bar only, as per the license conditions. For experimental
purpose, Ashoka Biogreen runs a CNG vehicle (TATA Magic) within its premises
from the gas generated at the site since at present there are no regulations and autho-
rizations for running vehicles on upgraded biogas in India (Fig. 10 ).
600 Nm 3 Abohar, Mukatsar (Punjab)—Bottled Biogas
Used as a Commercial Cooking Fuel
Another project was sanctioned by the MNRE during the year 2009-2010 to Anand
Energy for 600 Nm 3 per day biogas generation capacity for generation, upgradation
and bottling of biogas. The plant is located at Abohar, Mukatsar (Punjab) and has
started its operation after having received the consent to operate from Punjab
Pollution Control Board and licence for fi lling and storage of compressed biogas in
CNG cylinders. The biogas is produced by using UASB digesters and the biogas