The document discusses using bamboo as a source of biomass fuel for electricity generation. Some key points: - A 1 megawatt power plant would require 200 acres of bamboo to provide the necessary 8000 tons of biomass per year. - Bamboo has advantages as a fuel source like a high calorific value, low ash content, ability to be continuously harvested annually from the same land, and long life of plantations. - GrowMore Biotech aims to establish a 1250 acre bamboo plantation in Durban, South Africa as a national demonstration of bamboo energy production.

1. Dr. N.Barathi,
GrowMore
Biotech Ltd.
Hosur, TN

2. Bamboo for Electricity
1MW power plant needs 200 ACRE of Bamboo
40 tons X 200 Acre = 8000 Tons of Biomass
1.0 tons
a MWh

4. Bamboo as Biomass fuel

6. ADVANTAGE OF BAMBOO AS FUEL
• Calorific value of bamboo is 4000
kcal/kg
• Low ash of 1%
• Continues Harvest every year
• Plant once in 100 years
• Low tar in the bamboo biomass
• In case of exit from Power project,
Bamboo has many alterative uses
• Cost of cultivation is Rs 1200 /Ton

8. Biomass yield
of 40 tons
/Acre/Year
Best
Bamboo
sp.
Best
Clone
Best
Propagation –
Tissue culture
Best
Agronomy
High Density
Plantation
Drip Irrigation &
Fertigation
Precision farming
BEEMA BAMBOO Wild BAMBOO
BAMBOO TISSUE CULTUREBamboo culture production line of 100,000 plants / dayTissue Cultured Bamboo plants in the GreenHouse
12 feet
12 feet

9. Bamboo for Electricity
1MW power plant needs 200 acres of Bamboo
40 tons X 200 acres Acer = 8000 Tons of Biomass
1 Kg =
1 KWh
Rs.2.50
=1 KWh

10. Portable Gasifier – 5 KW / hour
8000 MW
HOURS /YEAR
Beema Bamboo
charcoal

11. 3.5 yrs old bamboo plantation Appakudal, Erode (TN) 200plants/ac
BEEMA BAMBOO TO ENERGY PROJECT
DURBAN - SOUTH AFRICA
1250 ACRES OF BAMBOO PLANTATION
“ NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION ”

12. charcoal35% liquid bio-oil,
30% Bio Char and
15% Non-condensable gas
15% moisture
Scientist, Centre for Environmental Research, S.N.
Patel Inst. Of Technology, Umarakh, Bardoli, Gujarat

13. Bamboo TO Ethanol
Present blending of Ethanol
In India -3%
Brazil - 85%

14. From molasses
500 lit/ac
3000
lit/ac
10,000
lit/ac