Warana Bio-CNG Project

District of Kolhapur, Maharashtra India

In partnership with one of Maharashtra’s largest sugarcane cooperatives, Warana Sugarcane Cooperative, Spectrum is developing a first-of-a-kind project that will convert a sugarcane waste called pressmud (filtercake) into renewable Bio-CNG and organic fertilizer. The Bio-CNG is a clean and inexpensive fuel that will be used in the cooperatives’ trucking fleet or sold in the local market, and the nutrient-rich organic fertilizer will be used by the cooperatives’ sugarcane farmers or sold in the local market.

Highlights:

• Daily capacity of approximately 100 tons, or 35,000 annual tons, of sugarcane waste (pressmud)
• Daily production of approximately 8000 kg’s of Bio-CNG per day
• Daily production of approximately 75 tons of organic fertilizer per day
• Substantial cost savings due to low-cost Bio-CNG use
• Climate friendly – CO2 negative: Biogas-to-CNG conversation is the most productive use of agricultural waste

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Barkhera Bio-CNG Project

District of Barkhera, Uttar Pradesh India

In partnership with India’s largest sugar producer, Bajaj Hindustan Limited, Spectrum will convert approximately 30,000 to 40,000 tons of pressmud annually into renewable energy and organic fertilizer. Construction is expected to start in late-2012. An agreement has been formalized to develop the project and land has recently been purchased for the construction of the facility.