Our Services – KIRDI

Anchors the information center on best practices in biogas technology in the country.

Training lets organizations and managers teach people skills and knowledge over the internet.

Perform physical, chemical and other analytical testing for commercial purposes.

Gather and analyze source materials, design research programs, perform in-depth research and create reports.

CAPACITY BUILDING AREAS

The services that the IBPP needs to deliver may be broadly classified into 4 categories:

Management of waste from an agro-industry;
Detailed techno-economic feasibility study;
Financing of WTE project (how to develop bankable proposal)
Waste management and energy generation;
Agro-industry electrification and revenue from excess electricity;
Bio-digester slurry application in agriculture;
Biogas market assessment and mapping;
Operation and maintenance of biogas system;
Business incubation within innovative and entrepreneurship ecosystem (social and economic wealth);
Conferences/seminars related to biogas or WTE technologies.

General technical and economic information about bio-treatment of agro waste for energy generation and the utilization of byproducts such as bio-fertilizer (including development of simple phone applications aimed at agro-industries owners for preliminary ex-ante estimation of biogas potential);
Good practices of agro-industry waste management, health, hygiene and environmental protection;
Laws, regulations and policies related to biogas systems, conditions for the sale of electricity to the grid and the electricity tariff favoring electricity from renewable energy sources.
Minimum criteria for an agro-industry to install biogas system for electricity generation;
Database of established biogas systems, agro-industries, suppliers of biogas technology equipment, relevant technicians, engineering companies specialized in biogas utilizations in the region, electricity providers which cover farms, bio-fertilizer suppliers, banks that provide loans for the agricultural sector, government and non-governmental organizations associated with biogas production;
Issues related to farmer cooperatives, entrepreneurship, and business incubation networks; and
List of contacts, first help, frequently asked questions tab on the website.

Helping agro industries to develop business plans and access credit;
Helping banks and financial institutions (FIs) to evaluate WTE projects (technical, social and
economic feasibility);
Playing an effective and unbiased intermediary between project developers, FIs and technology
providers;
Developing techno-socio-economic feasibility study of biogas system;
Technical assessment of existing facilities to explore the scope for performance improvement;
Developing bankable biogas project proposals for banks and financial institutions; and
Developing and implementing a mechanism for quality accreditation of trained biogas experts
and technicians.

Issues related to biogas production, such as optimization, commonly faced O&M challenges and
solutions in the agro-industrial sector;
Biogas slurry application in agriculture;
Optimized agro-industry electrification through judicious choice of agro processing equipment
that promote efficiency and meet the specific needs of the industry;
Management of agro waste;
Development of advanced biogas technology that minimizes the sulfur compounds while
ensuring good performance with various types of feedstock;
Hosting students for internship and research;
Establishing contacts and networks, and developing research projects with other competent and
interested partners; and
Analyzing the policies and regulatory environments that promote or hinder biogas development.