Biomass: new generation power?
 
 
Generation of power by burning biomass – from agricultural residues to wood of prosopis juliflora.
- 24 projects in line to be cleared: 
 - 44 per cent of India’s CDM portfolio
 - 700,000 CERs: Rs 16 crore each year (conservative estimate). 
 
First registered project is Kalpataru Power Transmission in Rajasthan. 
- Sell to Netherlands government 313,743 CERs over 7-10 years; Rs 1 crore per year. 
 - Will burn mustard sticks; rice husk, saw dust..
 - Down To Earth refused entry.. Great project?