IFGE organises green energy awards & seminar on biomass at MNRE

The Indian Federation of Green Energy (IFGE) hosted the 6th India Green Energy Awards (IGEA) at Atal Akshaya Urja Bhawan in New Delhi. The event was coupled with a special seminar on “Bio Pathways to Net Zero: Biomass & Bioenergy”. The mega IFGE event brought together policymakers, industry leaders, technology providers and bioenergy stakeholders to discuss biomass and bioenergy’s role in India’s energy transition and recognize organizations contributing to the country’s green energy ecosystem.

The speakers highlighted bioenergy’s potential to strengthen energy security, increase farmers’ income, generate rural employment and reduce industrial emissions. Key priorities included commercially viable projects, reliable feedstock supply chains, efficient logistics, assured offtake and stronger markets for bioenergy products and by-products.

Discussions covered the National Bioenergy Programme, CBG under SATAT and GOBARdhan, biomass utilization under the SAMARTH Mission, and emerging opportunities in biochar, bio-bitumen and organic fertilizers. Participants emphasized policy stability, improved project economics, efficient biomass aggregation and integrated value chains to accelerate the growth of India’s bioenergy sector.

Seminar on Biomass Ecosystem

The seminar covered the National Bioenergy Programme, the GOBARdhan framework, compressed biogas (CBG), biomass aggregation, biomass co-firing under the SAMARTH Mission, digestate utilization and emerging biomass-based products wherein Dr. Sanjay Kumar Shahi, Scientist- E, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Govt of India, Ashish Kumar, Vice President, IFGE & MD, Verbio India, Dr. Subodh Kumar, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Ravi Prakash Agarwal, Mission Director, SAMARTH Mission, Abhimanyu Bansal, Vice President, New Energy Division Reliance Industries Ltd, Dinesh Singh, Business Head – Fertilizer, Reliance Industries Ltd, Kumar Neelendu, Founder & CEO, Farmwatt Innovations, Aman Kwatra, National Co-ordination, IFGE and Sanjay Ganjoo, Director General, IFGE addressed during the seminar.

RED Recognised as EPC Contractor of the Year

Noida headquartered REnergy Dynamics received the “EPC Contractor” award in the CBG Sector. “This recognition reflects our teams’ and project partners’ work in delivering CBG projects and contributing to India’s bioenergy sector,” said the company.