Cement Energy and Environment

components, which becomes expensive if one considers the material & the time cost for such repairs or replacements. 'An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure' Hence it is recommended to check the Kiln Alignment once in every 2-3 years, for all high speed kilns above 4-4.5RPM, we strongly recommend Bi– Annual Check and Hot Kiln alignment every two years. Courtesy: Cement & Building Materials Review, No.43, March 2011, P58. [ Plant & Machinery BULK MATERIAL HANDLING IN INDIA Martin Engineering has announced plans to open a business unit in Pune/l ndia in 2011 . The company has been active in the Indian market since 2004, establishing a solid presence through its licensee, Thejo, to distribute and support select bulk material handling technologies across the continent. "Before making the decision to expand our business in India, we focused on providing high-quality conveyor products to a number of different industries," commented Martin Engineering CFO Ron Vick. "Now that a business unit with full manufacturing capabilities will be opened, we'll positioned to offer our complete line of bulk material handling solutions, beyond the limited products currently available. Th is full line will include air cannons, railcar unloading products, engineered vibration and dust management." Courtesy: ZKG International Spec1allndia 2011, P22. ENERGY EFFICIENCY & CONSERVATION Energy Security & Management "WE CAN SOON BE AN ENERGY-SECURE REGION"– INTERVIEW WITH HON'BLE MINISTER, NIRUPAM SEN DEPTT. OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRIES AND POWER & NES, GOVERNMENT OF WEST-BENGAL West Bengal has been in the forefront of Sustainable Development in general and the use of Renewable Energy in particular. Kindly elucidate the steps that the state has taken in this field. You have pointed out quite correctly. We do enjoy an eminent position in the field of Renewable Energy. In the Solar Energy segment, we are second to none while in the Wind Energy segment, we are catching up with Tamil Nadu which ranks first in India. As far as sustainable development in this sector is concerned our government working in the line of relevant national and international standards and practices. These include introduction of high efficiency super critical boiler for thermal power stations, minimizing the use of coal, carbon sequestration etc. We have introduced efficiency conservation ) practices several energy (and energy methods and for domestic, commercial and industrial sector which reduce C0 2 that is important for sustainable development and for a low carbon economy. The Renewable utilities in our State and West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency [WBREDA] and West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation Ltd. [WBGEDCL]. WBREDA was created in 1993 with the objective to promote Renewable Energy Programmes in West Bengal. To promote green energy through commercial enterprises WBGEDCL was created in 2008. WBREDA has installed Renewable Energy projects, as detailed below: • Solar PV (Home Lighting, Street Lighting Systems, Stand alone Power Plants):15 MW • Biomass based Gasifier and Co-Generation Projects (captive & grid Connected): 75MW • Micro, MINI & Small Hydro Projects: 05 MW • Wind: 2.5 MW. In addition to WBREDA has above, installed family size Biogas Plants for 85,000 families. How does the state compare with the rest of India in terms of India in terms of generation and usage or renewable energies? In west Bengal, the intensity of solar radiation is low as compared to Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan. So the PLF [Plant Load Factor] for 9