“Bio-fuel Pilot Demonstration Project”

for Electrification

of Village: Gardih,

Block: Nawadih, District:Bokaro

Implemented by

JREDA

through

M/s Unisun Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore.

Project DetailsDate of Sanction: 30th December 2004

Project Outlay : 15.59 Lacs

Date of Installation & Commissioning :

October 2006

No. of Household : 100

Population : 522

Feed Stock : Karanj & Mahua

Brief Details of Equipments

List of Equipments Installed:(i) Generator: 5 KVA, Kirloskar Make(ii) Oil Seed Crushing Unit of 50

Kg/hour, ‘N’ Type.(iii) Engine: 14/10 HP, 1000 RPM.

Kirloskar Make for Oil crushing.(iv) Household Electrification:

100 HHs (2 Nos. 11W CFL) with internal wiring and 2 Nos. Switches and service wiring from mains to each household.

(v) 25 Nos. of Poles with 4 SSR Aluminium Alloy Wire.

(vi) 20 Nos. of Street Lights ( 11W CFL with Lamp Head.)

Karanj Seeds

Expeller

Generator Set

Expeller & Generator Set

Objectives (i) To provide energy through non-edible vegetable oils for rural people in far flung areas for lighting, agricultural operations and other community based stationary applications such as drinking water, gharats etc.(ii) To test the performance of stationary engines with different types of non-edible vegetable oils in field conditions.(iii) To study techno,-economic parameters for end use in selected rural locations in the country.(iv) To set up institutional arrangements for collection, storage, oil extraction of non-vegetable oil seeds and operation of stationary engines using bio-oil on sustainable basis.

R&D Activities Under the Project:

(i) Studies aimed at testing engine performance parameters such as speed, brake horsepower, and electricity produced in KWh or capacity in KW, deposits on the engine components etc. through a nearest Engineering Institution from the village site.(ii) Studies aimed at physio-chemical characterization of different locally available/usable non-edible vegetable oils in selected laboratories.(iii) Co-ordination with manufacturers of stationary diesel engines for engine modifications, if required.(iv) Development of operation and maintenance mechanism for stationary engines.(v)   Monitoring and evaluation of Project including operation & socia-economic aspects, users feedback, impact assessment.