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CMYK 3 Tuesday, October 30, 2007 *SPAP301007//03/K/1* *SPAP301007//03/K/1* SPAP301007/CR1/03/K/1 *SPAP301007//03/Y/1* *SPAP301007//03/Y/1* SPAP301007/CR1/03/Y/1 *SPAP301007//03/M/1* *SPAP301007//03/M/1* SPAP301007/CR1/03/M/1 *SPAP301007//03/C/1* *SPAP301007//03/C/1* SPAP301007/CR1/03/C/1 W ith India in a major growth and development phase, it is imperative that companies engaged in power production, cement generation and similar C02-generating activities take steps to curb GHG emis- sions. Industry sources inform that "Coal-based or fossil-fuel based plants are the major contributors to GHG emissions." Typically, the perception is that environment friendly technologies need sops like government subsidies to enable them to become viable. Howev- er, Transparent is a company that would like to set this straight. Explains BG Kulkarni, Director (Sales and Market- ing), Transparent Energy Systems Pvt. Ltd.: "Contrary to popular belief, envi- ronmentally clean solutions are actual- ly more cost-effective than traditional methods of generating power. The en- tire Transparent team believes that true innovation has to reduce costs, convert wide range of opportunities into tech- no-economically feasible solutions, and increase the customer confidence. With robust innovative technology, it is possi- ble to increase the overall efficiency of the project, at the same time reduce the CO2 emission." Kulkarni further adds that "the innovation must make busi- ness sense and such that it can be im- mediately exploited commercially." Mr. Kulkarni illustrates this point with the help of some statistics (see ad- joining figure): In the last 3 years, the sales and services related to sustainable eco-friendly technologies accounted for nearly 70% of the Transparent's rev- enue. This translates into exactly what Mr. Kulkarni is pointing to, namely, that it is possible to build a profitable enter- prise by exploiting the capabilities of such technologies. This is also reflected in the potential carbon credit earnings for the various customers of Transpar- ent: in the past 4 years, its customers have received close to Rs. 15.5 crores per year of potential carbon credits. Mr. B.G. Kulkarni, says, "There was a time when Waste-heat recovery (WHR) remained unexploited due to con- straints like space availability, lack of imagination, lack of enterprising ideas etc. Over the years, Transparent has changed that perception using its inno- vative abilities and customized solu- tions. We have surmounted the techno- logical challenges and now have made it a commercially viable proposition. Therefore, such technology makes im- mense business sense, at the same time, contributes to reduction of global warm- ing." It is this spirit of Transparent that has enabled the company to secure a large number of patents, with many more pending, that have wide ranging applications. One of the major incentives for turning to such technologies is the Carbon Credits bene- fits. A project complying with the norms set forth in the Kyoto protocol gets Clean De- velopment Mechanism (CDM) benefits. The carbon credit has been introduced post Kyoto conference to incentivize the companies reducing the emission of CO2 and is now a full-fledged global trade. One credit is equal to one tone of CO2 emission reduced and the companies can actually earn some revenue out of the reduction of CO2. Transparent has made a concerted ef- fort towards using technologies that help reduce global warming. For instance, last year it introduced a range of Air Cooled Steam Condensers ideally suitable for use in power plants which face acute water shortage. These systems are used for condens- ing, exhaust steam from turbine and other processes in large power plants as well as in small condenser systems for waste incinera- tion installations and compressor drives in every climatic zone of the world.This helps save water, without the hassle of water treatment. Thus,itenabledharnessingmanyopportu- nities that can convert waste heat into power which otherwise would have remained on paper. GLOBAL WARMING: A SERIOUS THREAT TO THE ENVIRONMENT Making a viable Business Model out of protecting the Ecosystem T here is a wide choice when it comes to where India chooses to source its energy from, but it seems many are content simply with the fast-depleting conventional sources of energy instead of trying to explore other sources. Transparent has al- ways 'stood out' with its in- novative thinking and cre- ative solutions to traditional problem. Consider the following facts: Agriculture and Forestry play a predominant role in the rural areas of In- dia. Every day, tons of crop residue and waste from in- dustries such as agro-indus- try and food processing in- dustries like fruits and veg- etable processing, dairy, sugar mills, hotels, slaughter houses, fisheries etc. is gen- erated. However, this waste is not being utilized effi- ciently and sometimes this biomass is burnt at the source itself without further utilization, when it can be potentially used as a source of renewable energy of higher quality. Also, from urban areas huge amount of domes- tic sewage and Municipal solid waste is generated. Management of this waste and its effective processing or utilization of this waste is a major task. There is enormous potential of gener- ating biogas from such various types of waste biomass. The production of Biogas from this waste Biomass is its most effec- tive utilization as a source of higher qual- ity renewable energy. Biogas technology may have the potential to short-circuit the 'energy transition' from biomass to 'modern' fuels. Recognizing this potential, and also seeing its social benefits, Transparent has recently formed an alliance with a German company called Bioenergie Beratung Bornim GmBH which is exclusively work- ing in the field of Bio- mass Gasification Sys- tems. Even in this area, Transparent uses inno- vative technology like Biomass Fermentation technology to produce Biogas having Methane, similar to Natural Gas, instead of the conven- tionally used Pyrolysis technique for biomass gasification. This method itself lends to several advantages. For example, Transparent can use this Biogas in gas engines for power generation with solid residue as compost. Hence there is al- most complete utiliza- tion of Biomass and there is no biomass waste disposal issue Among various technologies available for biogas generation, anaerobic digestion / fermentation tech- nology is the most promising one for complete utilization of energy available in the waste biomass. The controlled fer- mentation of waste biomass can give us better yield and quality of biogas. Waste Heat Recovery Thermic Fluid Heater in Cement Plant Waste Heat Recovery Boiler - Cement Plant T ESPL takes lead in 'performance contracting' in energy conserva- tion projects. Transparent group of companies have been known to pioneer innova- tions in the energy conservation area, and have several patents and innova- tions to their credit. However, the com- pany is not only innovating on the tech- nical front, but also on the business strategies front by introducing concepts that are sure to be recognized in the in- dustry. This concept is that of 'perform- ance contracting'. Under this type of contract, TESPL offered a reknowned glass manufactur- er a 'Build-Own and Operate' type of a Waste Heat Recovery System (WHRS). TESPL put up its own WHRS at the source of waste heat and generated steam and sold back to original manu- facturer. The manufacturer purchases this energy, generated from the already running equipments that are generat- ing waste heat, without investing into the setup of WHRS or having to be con- cerned with the operations and mainte- nance of WHRS. There are many usable forms of energy output like hotwater electricity, hot oil, refrigeration that Transparent can offer through perform- ance contracting. Though this concept is recognize in IT sector, with some of the larger com- panies already undertaking perform- ance based contracts, in energy genera- tion field, no energy equipment manu- facturer has so far ventured to work on this kind of assured performance guar- antee basis in India. TESPL has been successfully operating such project since more than year. Many more sub- stantial big projects of this kind are in offing. The uniqueness of such Perfor- mance Contracting is that it not only can be modeled to provide a cus- tomized solution to a customer, but it can also be modeled on suitable eco- nomic and operational terms, provid- ing wide flexibility to user as well as manufacturer of Waste Heat Recovery System. TESPL has certainly set an in- novative trend in Indian energy gener- ation sector. EARN THROUGH PERFORMANCE! T ransparent Energy Sytems Pvt. Ltd., with its pioneering cus- tomized integrated energy and water conservation projects, has been taking great strides in the industry. In the last two years, Trans- parent has, to its credit, sev- eral successful projects, with many of them setting indus- try benchmarks on efficien- cy and water conservation parameters. Transparent has also entered into strategic partnerships with global firms with the aim of provid- ing technologically superior solutions that offer greater efficiency and energy sav- ings. Partnership with interna- tionally acclaimed and well known Lamont Group Transparent added yet another feather in its cap by entering into license and know-how agreement with world-class engineering company Lamont kessel GmbH and Co. Kg. Lamont is a pioneer in the Industrial Boilers and Heat Exchange Plants. With special know- how of heat recovery and particularly of burning fuels like Biomass and Refuse, La- mont design covers electri- cal power generation plants from 500 KW to 175 MW which also covers any other conventional fuel. Lamont has varied experience in wide range of applications like power generation proj- ects and large capacity boil- ers in captive power proj- ects, sugar, textile and all ba- sic industries. B.G. Kulkarni, Director (Sales and Marketing) de- scribed the partnership as a "major achievement" for the company. "The Lamont brand has been known the world over for its superior and efficient technology. We are proud to be their part- ners and would benefit from Lamont's experience of more than 26000 installation references spread over the world." With this partnership, Transparent is poised to en- ter into mega projects of electricity and energy gener- ation field. According to the agree- ment, Lamont makes avail- able a license to Transparent to cover future experience, construction, calculation, manufacture, sale and erec- tion of Lamont hot water boilers and thermal fluid heaters for all purposes in India. Partnership Bioenergie Beratung Bornim B3, GmbH -Germany Recently Transparent has entered into a technical col- laboration and knowhow with Bioenergie Beratung Bornim B3 GmbH, a Ger- man design and consultancy company that is expert in the area of a wide range of bio-energy based projects. Effective Biogas utilization, extending existing biogas plants (capacity expansion), performance improve- ments, tests, bio-ethanol from Cellulosic biomasses, biodiesel production are some of the activities that B3 is expert in. With Bioenergy being one of the effective re- newable and non-polluting sources of energy, the part- nership is in tune with the overall business philosophy of producing sustainable eco-friendly as well as com- mercially and socially viable technology. Successful executions of path-breaking projects The company has suc- cessfully installed and com- missioned a waste heat re- covery based 2.3 MW power generation plant at KCP Ce- ment, Macherla, AP. The power plant uses indigenous patented technology for the power generation. The plant has been commissioned and is operating smoothly since April 2007. The technology is per- fectly suitable for heavy dust laden gases, is user friendly and highly cost - effective. In the cement industry, power cost constitutes 25 to 40% of the cement production cost, depending on the cost of power available in India. All cement plants reject large amount of heat energy as well as wastage of raw mate- rial. Transparent has come up with a system that taps this waste heat and converts it into usable power. A sys- tem like this was eagerly awaited by the industry. The key challenge in this unique technology breakthrough is that of making it a 'techno- commercially' feasible sys- tem. Transparent has just done that. Ajit Apte, Director Engi- neering and Sales, Transpar- ent, says: "Power is a major cost for the cement produc- tion. Considering the amount of cement being consumed and the corre- sponding power require- ment, there is a lot of need as well as scope to cut power costs further to improve the profits. The waste heat emit- ted in the cement manufac- turing process is used for power generation." Trans- parent has designed, manu- factured and successfully in- stalled the system in a record time of 14 months which is significantly lower than the industry average of around 17/18 months. "Total power costs of the cement plant can come down to just 35% with Transperant's power genera- tion system installed", says Mr.Apte, himself an IITian. Transparent Energy in- stalls first of its kind com- bined cycle power genera- tion system in India on Gas Fired Reciprocating Engines The successful installa- tion and commissioning of the unique power generation system - first of its kind in In- dia - for Gas Fired Recipro- cating Engines has been completed. The client now generates 1.4 MW gross of extra power, recovered from the waste-heat generated by the power plant itself. The power plant was generating 18 MW. Thus the power gen- eration has increased by around 9%. Transperant's system recovers and con- verts the low-grade heat emitted as waste into reusable power. The main challenge in such a project is the conversion of low-grade heat (low-temperature heat) to useful power and at the same time, make the whole project techno- commercial- ly feasible. Commissioning within 12 months period is possible in this kind of proj- ect. This power generation project will help improve the generation without having to spend any additional fuel for the additional power genera- tion. Same technology can be used equally effectively on heavy fuel fired or diesel fired engines too. GROWTH THROUGH ECO-FRIENDLY INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY Lamont Horizontal Compact Boiler

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  • CMYK

    3Tuesday, October 30, 2007*SPAP301007/ /03/K/1*

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    With India in a major growthand development phase, it isimperative that companiesengaged in power production, cementgeneration and similar C02-generatingactivities take steps to curb GHG emis-sions. Industry sources inform that"Coal-based or fossil-fuel based plantsare the major contributors to GHGemissions." Typically, the perception isthat environment friendly technologiesneed sops like government subsidies toenable them to become viable. Howev-er, Transparent is a company that wouldlike to set this straight. Explains BGKulkarni, Director (Sales and Market-ing), Transparent Energy Systems Pvt.Ltd.: "Contrary to popular belief, envi-ronmentally clean solutions are actual-ly more cost-effective than traditionalmethods of generating power. The en-tire Transparent team believes that trueinnovation has to reduce costs, convertwide range of opportunities into tech-no-economically feasible solutions, andincrease the customer confidence. Withrobust innovative technology, it is possi-ble to increase the overall efficiency ofthe project, at the same time reduce theCO2 emission." Kulkarni further addsthat "the innovation must make busi-ness sense and such that it can be im-mediately exploited commercially."

    Mr. Kulkarni illustrates this pointwith the help of some statistics (see ad-joining figure): In the last 3 years, thesales and services related to sustainableeco-friendly technologies accounted for

    nearly 70% of the Transparent's rev-enue. This translates into exactly whatMr. Kulkarni is pointing to, namely, thatit is possible to build a profitable enter-prise by exploiting the capabilities ofsuch technologies. This is also reflectedin the potential carbon credit earningsfor the various customers of Transpar-ent: in the past 4 years, its customershave received close to Rs. 15.5 crores peryear of potential carbon credits.

    Mr. B.G. Kulkarni, says, "There was atime when Waste-heat recovery (WHR)remained unexploited due to con-straints like space availability, lack ofimagination, lack of enterprising ideasetc. Over the years, Transparent haschanged that perception using its inno-vative abilities and customized solu-tions. We have surmounted the techno-logical challenges and now have made ita commercially viable proposition.

    Therefore, such technology makes im-mense business sense, at the same time,contributes to reduction of global warm-ing." It is this spirit of Transparent thathas enabled the company to secure alarge number of patents, with manymore pending, that have wide rangingapplications.

    One of the major incentives for turning tosuch technologies is the Carbon Credits bene-fits. A project complying with the norms set

    forth in the Kyoto protocol gets Clean De-velopment Mechanism (CDM) benefits.The carbon credit has been introducedpost Kyoto conference to incentivize thecompanies reducing the emission of CO2and is now a full-fledged global trade. Onecredit is equal to one tone of CO2 emissionreduced and the companies can actuallyearn some revenue out of the reduction ofCO2.

    Transparent has made a concerted ef-fort towards using technologies that helpreduce global warming. For instance, lastyear it introduced a range of Air Cooled

    Steam Condensers ideally suitable for usein power plants which face acute water

    shortage. These systems are used for condens-ing, exhaust steam from turbine and otherprocesses in large power plants as well as insmall condenser systems for waste incinera-tion installations and compressor drives inevery climatic zone of the world. This helps savewater, without the hassle of water treatment.

    Thus, it enabled harnessing many opportu-nities that can convert waste heat into powerwhich otherwise would have remained on paper.

    GLOBAL WARMING: A SERIOUSTHREAT TO THE ENVIRONMENT

    Making a viable Business Model out of protecting the Ecosystem

    There is a wide choice when it comesto where India chooses to source itsenergy from, but it seems many arecontent simply with thefast-depleting conventionalsources of energy instead oftrying to explore othersources. Transparent has al-ways 'stood out' with its in-novative thinking and cre-ative solutions to traditionalproblem.

    Consider the followingfacts: Agriculture andForestry play a predominantrole in the rural areas of In-dia. Every day, tons of cropresidue and waste from in-dustries such as agro-indus-try and food processing in-dustries like fruits and veg-etable processing, dairy,sugar mills, hotels, slaughterhouses, fisheries etc. is gen-erated. However, this wasteis not being utilized effi-ciently and sometimes thisbiomass is burnt at thesource itself without furtherutilization, when it can bepotentially used as a source ofrenewable energy of higher quality. Also,from urban areas huge amount of domes-tic sewage and Municipal solid waste isgenerated. Management of this waste andits effective processing or utilization ofthis waste is a major task.

    There is enormous potential of gener-

    ating biogas from such various types ofwaste biomass. The production of Biogasfrom this waste Biomass is its most effec-

    tive utilization as a source of higher qual-ity renewable energy. Biogas technologymay have the potential to short-circuitthe 'energy transition' from biomass to'modern' fuels.

    Recognizing this potential, and alsoseeing its social benefits, Transparent has

    recently formed an alliance with a Germancompany called Bioenergie BeratungBornim GmBH which is exclusively work-

    ing in the field of Bio-mass Gasification Sys-tems. Even in this area,Transparent uses inno-vative technology likeBiomass Fermentationtechnology to produceBiogas having Methane,similar to Natural Gas,instead of the conven-tionally used Pyrolysistechnique for biomassgasification. Thismethod itself lends toseveral advantages. Forexample, Transparentcan use this Biogas ingas engines for powergeneration with solidresidue as compost.

    Hence there is al-most complete utiliza-tion of Biomass andthere is no biomasswaste disposal issue

    Among varioustechnologies available

    for biogas generation,anaerobic digestion / fermentation tech-nology is the most promising one forcomplete utilization of energy availablein the waste biomass. The controlled fer-mentation of waste biomass can give usbetter yield and quality of biogas.

    Waste Heat Recovery Thermic FluidHeater in Cement Plant

    Waste Heat Recovery Boiler - Cement Plant

    TESPL takes lead in 'performancecontracting' in energy conserva-tion projects. Transparent group of companies

    have been known to pioneer innova-tions in the energy conservation area,and have several patents and innova-tions to their credit. However, the com-pany is not only innovating on the tech-nical front, but also on the businessstrategies front by introducing conceptsthat are sure to be recognized in the in-dustry. This concept is that of 'perform-ance contracting'.

    Under this type of contract, TESPLoffered a reknowned glass manufactur-er a 'Build-Own and Operate' type of aWaste Heat Recovery System (WHRS).

    TESPL put up its own WHRS at thesource of waste heat and generatedsteam and sold back to original manu-facturer. The manufacturer purchasesthis energy, generated from the alreadyrunning equipments that are generat-ing waste heat, without investing intothe setup of WHRS or having to be con-cerned with the operations and mainte-nance of WHRS. There are many usableforms of energy output like hotwaterelectricity, hot oil, refrigeration thatTransparent can offer through perform-ance contracting.

    Though this concept is recognize inIT sector, with some of the larger com-panies already undertaking perform-ance based contracts, in energy genera-

    tion field, no energy equipment manu-facturer has so far ventured to work onthis kind of assured performance guar-antee basis in India. TESPL has beensuccessfully operating such projectsince more than year. Many more sub-stantial big projects of this kind are inoffing. The uniqueness of such Perfor-mance Contracting is that it not onlycan be modeled to provide a cus-tomized solution to a customer, but itcan also be modeled on suitable eco-nomic and operational terms, provid-ing wide flexibility to user as well asmanufacturer of Waste Heat RecoverySystem. TESPL has certainly set an in-novative trend in Indian energy gener-ation sector.

    EARN THROUGH PERFORMANCE!

    Transparent EnergySytems Pvt. Ltd., withits pioneering cus-tomized integrated energyand water conservationprojects, has been takinggreat strides in the industry.In the last two years, Trans-parent has, to its credit, sev-eral successful projects, withmany of them setting indus-try benchmarks on efficien-cy and water conservationparameters. Transparent hasalso entered into strategicpartnerships with globalfirms with the aim of provid-ing technologically superiorsolutions that offer greaterefficiency and energy sav-ings.

    Partnership with interna-tionally acclaimed and wellknown Lamont Group

    Transparent added yetanother feather in its cap byentering into license andknow-how agreement withworld-class engineeringcompany Lamont kesselGmbH and Co. Kg. Lamontis a pioneer in the IndustrialBoilers and Heat ExchangePlants. With special know-how of heat recovery andparticularly of burning fuelslike Biomass and Refuse, La-mont design covers electri-cal power generation plantsfrom 500 KW to 175 MWwhich also covers any otherconventional fuel. Lamonthas varied experience inwide range of applicationslike power generation proj-ects and large capacity boil-ers in captive power proj-ects, sugar, textile and all ba-sic industries.

    B.G. Kulkarni, Director(Sales and Marketing) de-scribed the partnership as a"major achievement" for thecompany. "The Lamontbrand has been known theworld over for its superiorand efficient technology. Weare proud to be their part-ners and would benefit fromLamont's experience ofmore than 26000 installationreferences spread over theworld."

    With this partnership,

    Transparent is poised to en-ter into mega projects ofelectricity and energy gener-ation field.

    According to the agree-ment, Lamont makes avail-able a license to Transparentto cover future experience,construction, calculation,manufacture, sale and erec-tion of Lamont hot waterboilers and thermal fluid

    heaters for all purposes inIndia.

    Partnership BioenergieBeratung Bornim B3, GmbH-Germany

    Recently Transparent hasentered into a technical col-laboration and knowhowwith Bioenergie BeratungBornim B3 GmbH, a Ger-man design and consultancycompany that is expert inthe area of a wide range ofbio-energy based projects.Effective Biogas utilization,extending existing biogasplants (capacity expansion),performance improve-ments, tests, bio-ethanolfrom Cellulosic biomasses,biodiesel production aresome of the activities that B3is expert in. With Bioenergybeing one of the effective re-newable and non-pollutingsources of energy, the part-nership is in tune with theoverall business philosophyof producing sustainableeco-friendly as well as com-mercially and socially viabletechnology.Successful executions of

    path-breaking projectsThe company has suc-

    cessfully installed and com-missioned a waste heat re-covery based 2.3 MW powergeneration plant at KCP Ce-ment, Macherla, AP. Thepower plant uses indigenouspatented technology for thepower generation. The planthas been commissioned andis operating smoothly since

    April 2007.The technology is per-

    fectly suitable for heavy dustladen gases, is user friendlyand highly cost - effective. Inthe cement industry, powercost constitutes 25 to 40% ofthe cement production cost,depending on the cost ofpower available in India. Allcement plants reject largeamount of heat energy aswell as wastage of raw mate-rial. Transparent has comeup with a system that tapsthis waste heat and convertsit into usable power. A sys-tem like this was eagerlyawaited by the industry. Thekey challenge in this uniquetechnology breakthrough isthat of making it a 'techno-commercially' feasible sys-tem. Transparent has justdone that.

    Ajit Apte, Director Engi-neering and Sales, Transpar-ent, says: "Power is a majorcost for the cement produc-tion. Considering theamount of cement beingconsumed and the corre-sponding power require-

    ment, there is a lot of need aswell as scope to cut powercosts further to improve theprofits. The waste heat emit-ted in the cement manufac-turing process is used forpower generation." Trans-parent has designed, manu-factured and successfully in-stalled the system in a recordtime of 14 months which issignificantly lower than theindustry average of around17/18 months. "Total powercosts of the cement plant cancome down to just 35% withTransperant's power genera-tion system installed", saysMr.Apte, himself an IITian.

    Transparent Energy in-stalls first of its kind com-bined cycle power genera-tion system in India on GasFired Reciprocating Engines

    The successful installa-tion and commissioning ofthe unique power generationsystem - first of its kind in In-dia - for Gas Fired Recipro-cating Engines has beencompleted. The client nowgenerates 1.4 MW gross ofextra power, recovered fromthe waste-heat generated bythe power plant itself. Thepower plant was generating18 MW. Thus the power gen-eration has increased byaround 9%. Transperant'ssystem recovers and con-verts the low-grade heatemitted as waste intoreusable power. The mainchallenge in such a project isthe conversion of low-gradeheat (low-temperature heat)to useful power and at thesame time, make the wholeproject techno- commercial-ly feasible. Commissioningwithin 12 months period ispossible in this kind of proj-ect. This power generationproject will help improve thegeneration without having tospend any additional fuel forthe additional power genera-tion. Same technology canbe used equally effectivelyon heavy fuel fired or dieselfired engines too.

    GROWTH THROUGHECO-FRIENDLY INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY

    Lamont Horizontal Compact Boiler