Thyssenkrupp, B&W Vølund tie up to generate clean energy from crop waste.

German industrial giant Thyssenkrupp Industries recently said it was developing biomass boilers to produce renewable energy from crop residues, using a proprietary water-cooled vibrating grate technology from the Danish firm Babcock & Wilcox Vølund A/S.

Burning of crop waste in the field has been one of the primary reasons for pollution in northern India during winter. Through this agreement, “we will be able to find a sustainable solution to this issue by utilising this crop waste for generation of clean energy generation,” said Vivek Bhatia, Thyssenkrupp CEO and MD.

According to Bhatia, B&W’s water-cooled vibrating grate technology for biomass boilers can handle various fuels, even those with high alkali and chlorine content. The company said such boilers would be used not only in India, but also in neighbouring countries such as Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Bhutan.

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