Cement and Energy

INDIA'S WIND POWER INDUSTRY AT A GLANCE Number of wind turbines in operation over 4000 Total installed capacity 975 MW Private sector's share 925 MW India's position in world wind power generation Fourth Total investment Rs. 2900 Crore State producing maximum wind power Tamil Nadu , 718.875 MW Cement industry's captive wind power: 64MW ENERGY CONSERVATION ROUND-UP FUEL ECONOMY THROUGH EFFICIENT COMBUSTION AND STABLE OPERATION- NCB TRAINING PROGRAMME N CB organised a training programme on "Fuel Economy through Efficient Combustion and Stable Operation" at its Ballabgarh unit during 4-6 August 1999. It was attended by personnel from different cement plants in the country in addition to two from Penden Cement, Bhutan. Director General NCB, while inaugurating the programme, underlined the significance of fuel economy in the present scenario of cost competitiveness amongst the cement plants. The lectures under the programme, which also included relevant case studies, were delivered by experts in the different areas. Following were the topics covered: • Development in burner application for improved combustion efficiency • Reduction in fuel consumpti on through use of mineralisers • Impact of operational and process parameters during pyroprocessing on coal combustion • Fuel economy in cement rotary kiln through improved refractory applications • Flame control and its stability • Utilisation of high-sulphur lignite after desulphurisation • Use of combustible wastes for cost reduction in cement manufacture • Thermal energy audit including heat balance studies The participants actively participated in the deliberations during the group discussions. They were taken round the various laboratories in NCB's Ballabgarh complex to apprise them of the facilities available in NCB. 13