Nandan Biomatrix Ltd, a
clean energy developer
and pioneer in the biofuel
space, will go for commercial
production of jatropha
biodiesel by the end of 2011. The
Hyderabad-based company is
working on the seed-to-oil integrated
business model for sustainable
growth and development.
"There is a prolonged need for
alternate clean fuel development
in the country to increase energy
efficiency and
scale up access to
energy resources
in urban as well
as rural areas," V.
Bhaskar Rao,
Managing Director,
said.
NBL is taking
keen interest in
the process standardisation
for
high yield and
better production,
and is advancing
in its mission to
produce 2.8 million tonnes of
biodiesel per year. It has established
a multidisciplinary
research and resource centre on
400 hectares at Zaheerabad,
Andhra Pradesh. It also has strategic
tie-ups with various national
and international research and
technology institutes.
NBL, in a joint venture with
Alphakat GmbH of Germany, has
adopted a novel second-generation
biofuel conversion technology
called Catalytic Depolymerization
Process, which is more
advanced, energy efficient and
cost effective than the conventional
method of biodiesel production.
Bhaskar said, "The technology
is unique as it enables us to
utilise both biomass and seeds
for oil extraction and thereby
increase the biodiesel yield per
unit area. Recently, we produced
biofuel from our KDV 50 pilot
plant at Research and Resource
Centre in Andhra Pradesh. We
plan to raise KDV 500 for commercialisation
in India and
Southeast Asian countries by the
end of 2011."
The company has established
about 40,000 hectares of hybrid
jatropha plantation across India.
In Uttar Pradesh, for instance,
the company is promoting biofuel
through its P4 business model,
Public Private Panchayat Partnership,
and has collaborated with
BPCL, Shapoorji Pallonji & Company
Ltd and the state Gram Panchayat.
Project Triple One aims to
plant 1 million acres of jatropha
curcas, create 1 million jobs and
produce 1 million tonnes of
biodiesel a year.