Cummins, IISc to develop bio-mass power sys

Cummins India (CIL) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have announced an agreement for commercialisation of bio-mass gasification power generation systems.

Under the agreement, CIL and IISc will work together for continuing integrated development and release of power generation systems based on open down draft bio-mass gasification systems developed by ABETS, IISc, a press release from Cummins said.

CIL will lunch a new range of generator sets, which are designed to work on gassifiers designed as per IISc technology. The generator sets will be available in a range of ratings starting with 25 kWe and extending to multiple unit power plants over 1.5 MWe.

While bio-mass gasification technologies have been available for the past three decades, the collaboration marks the first large-scale commercialisation of the technology with unique products.

Rampraveen Swaminathan, vice president (power generation business) of CIL, said: "Cummins is committed to developing power generation technologies based on lower cost and sustainable fuels. This initiative provides a significant life cycle cost advantage over hydrocarbon fuels and also enables us to develop sustainable energy systems. Over the past two years, we have been working on making several changes in our engine & genset designs to be able to ensure that our products meet desired efficiency levels. The systems can provide power plants upto 1.5 MWe which makes it a very attractive option for industry as well."