Case Study

Achieve 30% Savings by Installing Biomass

Briquette Fired Boiler for Steam Generation

Background Make Maxtherm Technologies

Pvt Ltd., Tamil Nadu
Sydler Remedies Pvt. Ltd. is a pharmacutical company
Steam Generation Capacity 4.5 TPH
established in 2004 with its corporate office in Mumbai.
The company is engaged in making corrugated boxes Fuel Type Biomass briquettes
and supplying to various leading companies such as UB Steam Pressure 10.5 kg/ cm2
Group, ITC, P&G etc. The unit also exports its product
to Russia, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, and Kenya.

The unit of Syndler Remedies located at Aurangabad

has installed steam boiler which uses Biomass briquettes
(See Fig.-1) as fuel. The generated steam is used as heat
source in the process to manufacture the corrugated
boards (raw matrerial for making boxes). Since, the
boiler oprates on the briquettes prepared from the
biomass waste, this technology falls under cleaner
technology category.

Biomass is cheaper compared to the diesel and other

industiral fuels and largely available in the nature.

Some drawbacks of the diesel fired

boiler
ff Higher fuel cost
ff Higher maintenance cost
ff Fuel handling and storage problems
ff Environmental / pollution issues
The Proposed Technology
The biomass based steam boiler installed in Sydler
Remedies is procured from Maxtherm Technologies
Pvt Ltd., Tamil Nadu. The biomass briquettes (fuel) are
continously feed to the boiler at certain rate. The heat
produced due to the combustion of biomass briquettes
is utilized for converting the water into steam. The high
temprature steam is then transferred to the area of
utilization through steam distribution network for process
heating.
Figure 1: Steam Boiler
Use Case
The new technology biomass briquettes fired boiler was
installed in 2012. The boiler steam generation capacity
is 4.5 tons of steam per hour at 10.5 kg/cm2 pressure, it
operates for around 8 hours per day. The biomass fired
boiler consumes approx. 10 tones of briquettes per day,
whereas, the diesel fired boiler consumes 1,440 liters
per day for producing same amount of steam having
similar properties.
The comparision of fuel consumed and the computaion
of actual energy savings by installing biomass based
steam boiler are given in Table 1 below:

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 Table 1: Actual Energy Savings of Steam Boiler using Biomass Issues in Implementation
Particulars Units Values ff Lack of knowledge on the technology among the
Steam Generation rate Tons/hour 4.5 industry owners
Daily operating hours Hours/day 8 ff Higher capital cost
Total steam generation Tons/day 36
Diesel requirement Liters/day 1,440
Cost of the diesel Rs./Liter 55
Daily cost of the diesel Rs. 79,200
Briquettes requirement Tons/day 10
Cost of briquettes Rs./ton 5,000
Daily cost of briquettes Rs. 50,000
Daily cost savings Rs. 29,200
Daily diesel savings Liters 531
Annual diesel savings Liters 159,300
Annual Cost Savings Rs. Lakhs 8,761,500
Cost of installing briquette fired
Rs. Lakhs 6,000,000
boiler
Simple Pack back Period Months 9 Figure 2: Biomass Briquettes (Fuel)

It is clear from the above analysis that the replacement

of diesel fired boiler by biomass fired boiler may save up
to Rs. 8.76 lakhs per annum.
Technology Supplier
Benefits of the Technology
ff Shorter startup and heating time Aerotherm Systems Pvt. Ltd.
ff Reduced scale loss Plot No. 1517, Phase-III, GIDC, Vatva,
ff Improved product quality Ahmedabad 382445, Gujarat, India
ff Reduced scale formation
ff Less maintenance requirement

About the Project

The World Bank (WB), with support from the Global Environmental Facility (GEF), is executing a project titled FINANCING
ENERGY EFFICIENCY AT MSMEs. The project aims to identify, design & implement Energy Efficiency (EE) solutions in 500
MSMEs in 5 clusters with potential of EE investment of more than Rs. 100 crore and reduction in GHG emissions equivalent
to 1.2 million tonne CO2. Majority of the MSME units completing implementation have reported significant energy and
cost savings. This project is being co-implemented by Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and Bureau of
Energy Efficiency (BEE) .

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce InsPIRE Development Services Pvt. Ltd.

& Industry (FICCI) 40, Kalyani Apartments, Plot No. 31, Sector-4,
Federation House, Tansen Marg, Dwarka, Phase-I, New Delhi - 110 075
New Delhi-110001

For Further Information please contact

Energy Efficiency Centre, Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI),
Ground Floor, E-1, Videocon Tower, Jhandewalan Extension, Rani Jhansi Road, New Delhi-110055, India,
Ph: 011 23682473-77 | Website: www.sidbi.in
Disclaimer:
This case study has been compiled by InsPIRE on behalf of SIDBI under WB GEF Project. While every effort has been made to avoid any
mistakes or omissions, any agency would not be in any way liable to any person by reason of any mistake/ omission in the publication.