Thyssenkrupp Industries India, Babcock & Wilcox in pact for biomass boiler technology for India

MUMBAI: Thyssenkrupp Industries, the Indian arm of German conglomerate, has signed an exclusive license agreement with Babcock & Wilcox Volund of Denmark for a biomass boiler technology for India and neighbouring countries that could substantially reduce pollution, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
Thyssenkrupp said that its biomass boilers could help reduce pollution in North India, where burning of crop waste in fields has been a major source of pollutions and has resulted in pollution levels soaring in the capital.

“Through this agreement with Babcock & Wilcox, we will be able to find a sustainable solution to this issue by utilizing this crop waste for clean energy generation. Babcock & Wilcox’s water-cooled vibrating grate technology for biomass boilers can address various biomass fuels, even those with high alkali and chlorine content," said Vivek Bhatia, chief executive officer and managing director of Thyssenkrupp Industries India.

Babcock & Wilcox water-cooled vibrating grate was developed for combustion of biomass and multi-fuels with little or almost no ash content. This technology is well-suited for fuels with high alkali and chlorine content, such as rice straw – a common by-product of agriculture in India and other countries in the region. Thyssenkrupp aims to offer this technology in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Bhutan.

“This agreement with Thyssenkrupp Industries India is an important step for B&W Volund in accessing the growing renewable energy market in India,” said Koen W. Bogers, managing director, B&W Volund.