IIT Roorkee develops briquettes from forest bio residue for energy generation

These briquettes were developed under a project -- titled “Socio-Economic Value Creation through Forest Bio Residue Energy Generation in Alignment with the UNs SDGs” -- led by professors Vinay Sharma and Rajat Agrawal from the institute's department of management studies.

IIT Roorkee develops briquettes from forest bio residue for energy generation

A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has developed briquettes that can be utilized for energy generation.  These cost-effective briquettes have been made from forest bio residue (like pine needles fallen from trees) which releases a very small amount of carbon into the atmosphere as opposed to other energy sources, the institute said in a statement.

These briquettes were developed under a project -- titled “Socio-Economic Value Creation through Forest Bio Residue Energy Generation in Alignment with the UNs SDGs” -- led by professors Vinay Sharma and Rajat Agrawal from the institute's department of management studies. The grant for the pilot project was provided by the National Mission on Himalayan Studies, a central government intervention.

As part of the project, more than 1,000 quintals of pine needles were gathered from around 100 acres of forest land with the help of the Uttarakhand forest department. Subsequently, these pine needles were crushed and processed to make briquettes. In addition to manufacturing the briquettes, the institute has also developed a mobile application to streamline the process of buying and selling briquettes. The app -- “Himalayan Briquette Production & Management Software” -- has been developed by Gaurav Dixit, a faculty member from the department of management studies, the institute said.

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