Energy from Bamboo

The Department of Science & Technology is implementing the National Mission on Bamboo Applications (NMBA) to develop, validate and demonstrate technologies for Value Added Products using Bamboo as raw material. As part of this mission, gasifiers using bamboo as raw material have been developed for generation of electricity. These gasifiers can use Bamboo waste and other biomass.

All the States where Bamboo is available in plenty can use these gasifiers for generation of electricity. Examples being all the States in the North East, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa etc. The Government has no plans to set up Power Generation Units in all the States. However, the States, if interested, can use the technology.

The Union Minister gave this information for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Shri Kapil Sibal in the Lok Sabha on August 31, 2007.

Source: http://www.pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=30725