myclimate™ Offset Projects

We have two projects in operation in India:

Electricity from Biomass
Power and Heat from Biomass

myclimate™ Biomass Energy in India

Project name: 100 Village Program, Clean Electricity from Biomass
Project location: India, Bihar
Project type: CDM project
Emission reductions: 12,000 t CO2 equivalent (over 10 years) per 100 kW power plant
Situation without project: Diesel generators
Project status: Implementation
Validation: DNV (in process)
Project start: September 2007

In many parts of India, numerous rural communities do not have an ensured power supply. In areas like these, STI's implementation partners at myclimate™ seek to produce clean power using agricultural bio-waste and locally grown biomass.

In collaboration with an experienced Indian company, STI's partners at myclimate™ will implement several 100 kW biomass gasification power plants in the State of Bihar. Local farmers provide bio-waste from agriculture and controlled biomass cultivation, which is converted into power. Thereby, power that is generated mostly out of diesel generators is replaced by climate neutral biomass power. Throughout the crediting time of the project, which corresponds to ten years, CO2 emissions can presumably be reduced by 12,000 tons by each 100kW power plant.

The project includes a comprehensive plan for the enhancement of local living conditions. In parallel to the development of a secured power supply by means of the biomass power plants, local micro-companies are being established to supply the power plant with sustainably produced biomass and at the same time purchase electricity themselves, so that the power plant can be operated economically. Micro-companies like these, for example a rice mill or a cold store for the temporary storage of agricultural products, create valuable jobs and increase the share of the local farmers in the value chain of agricultural products.

An established Indian company takes care of the construction and operation of the power plant. It has developed this broad concept for power supply in rural areas on the basis of biomass gasification, and during the last few years, the company has gathered invaluable experience with similar projects.

myclimate™ Electricity and Heat from Biomass in India

Project name: MPPL 4.5 MW Biomass Power Plant
Project location: India, State of Karnataka, Malavalli
Project type: Gold-Standard-CDM-project
Emission reductions: 145,000 t CO2 equivalent (over 7 years)
Situation without project: Regional power mix
Project status: Operational
Validation: DNV
Project start: August 2001

This project is the first of its kind in India. By overcoming the technological challenge of energy generation from low density crop residues the project has a huge impact on rural sustainable development by adding value to locally grown biomass waste.

The purpose of the project is essentially to utilize the available biomass fuels in the region effectively for generation of power. A pioneering aspect is the utilization of low-density crop residues as a primary fuel. These low-density crop residues are otherwise burnt/decomposed in the fields resulting in environmental pollution and GHG emissions.

The local population benefits in several ways from this project, located in Karnataka, South India: The project generates 650 jobs in the region. The project contributes approximately US$1 million to the rural economy each year through the Biomass Supply Chain. From an environmental perspective, it reduces the burning of agricultural biomass, which otherwise would result in high particulate emissions as well as contamination of ground water. As well, the project encourages organic farming through production of organic fertilizer and distributing the same to farmers from whose field crop residues have been collected.

Watch a video about the project.

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