MUMBAI: Thyssenkrupp Industries, the Indian arm of German conglomerate, has signed an exclusive license agreement with Babcock & Wilcox Volund of Denmark for a biomass boiler technology for India and neighbouring countries that could substantially reduce pollution, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
Thyssenkrupp said that its biomass boilers could help reduce pollution in North India, where burning of crop waste in fields has been a major source of pollutions and has resulted in pollution levels soaring in the capital.
“Through this agreement with Babcock & Wilcox, we will be able to find a sustainable solution to this issue by utilizing this crop waste for clean energy generation. Babcock & Wilcox’s water-cooled vibrating grate technology for biomass boilers can address various biomass fuels, even those with high alkali and chlorine content,” said Vivek Bhatia, chief executive officer and managing director of
