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Eco-friendly power generation tech from BHEL

Our Bureau

NEW DELHI, April 30

INDIA has joined a select band of countries like the US, Germany, and Japan with the successful inhouse development of an eco-friendly power generation technology by Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), suitable for stand-alone power generation in remote areas.

BHEL's corporate Research and Development (R&D) division has achieved this breakthrough by successfully developing, testing and demonstrating a 50 KW `Phosphoric acid fuel cell' (PAFC) power pack for the first time in the country.

The fuel cell power pack has been developed as a joint venture between BHEL, Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources (MNES) and Sree Rayalseema Alkalies and Allied Chemicals Ltd (SRAAC).

Fuel cells are modular units which produce electricity efficiently, noiselessly and without pollution. They convert fuels like hydrogen or natural gas directly into electricity without any intermediate thermal engines.

The only waste generated in the process is pure hot water or steam, which can also be harnessed.