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converting waste into renewable electricity.
facing a rapidly growing economy and population, India needs a secure and sustainable energy supply to sustain economic development and reduce alarming levels of pollution. the Namakkal Waste to Energy Project is located near Thattayangarpatti Village in Namakkal district, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. about 60 - 70 percent of the state's total chicken and egg supply is produced here.
the traditional open storage of the chicken litter results in severe environmental and hygienic problems as well as the release of harmful methane emissions.
as the first of its kind in India, this waste to energy project converts up to 120,000 tons of chicken litter per year as well as other organic residues from starch and sugar industries into renewable electricity. this is then being fed into the southern electricity grid. by generating renewable power exclusively from biomass waste, competition with food production is avoided.
the traditional open storage of the chicken litter results in severe environmental and hygienic problems as well as the release of harmful methane emissions.
as the first of its kind in India, this waste to energy project converts up to 120,000 tons of chicken litter per year as well as other organic residues from starch and sugar industries into renewable electricity. this is then being fed into the southern electricity grid. by generating renewable power exclusively from biomass waste, competition with food production is avoided.
