1. Centre for Sustainable Technologies (formerly ASTRA) Indian Institute of Science

2. BROAD AREAS of R & D Bioenergy Technologies –Biomass gasification, biomethanation, improved wood burning devices (cook stoves, driers, kilns, etc.) –Technology generation and transfer/dissemination Alternative building technologies –Technology generation, training and transfer/dissemination Defluoridation of Water & Sanitation Program Hazardous waste management.Forestry, sustainable biomass production and climate change

3. BIOMASS GASIFICATION Technologies / DesignsTechnology transferImpacts / investments Biomass gasifiers for power generation Capacity: 20 kW to 1000 kWe Village electrification – 4 On-going village electrification - 25 Industry captive power and grid connected – 20 - Installed capacity Village Elec. 145 kWe -100% HH electrification -2500 HH to be electrified - Captive and grid Power 2500 kW - Inv. Rs. 120 mil Thermal Gasifiers Upto 5 MW th Industrial application – 8 1 MW – 500 to 1 MWe rating Improved processing

4. BIOMETHANATION Technologies / DesignsTechnology transferImpact/ Investment Community biogas for rural electrification – Optimized designs Village electrification – 17 villages Home lighting and water supply Reliable electricity in 17 villages No. of HH electrified - 1800 Inv. Rs.10 mil Bioreactors for Coffee effluent Multi-feed high rate bioreactor process No. of sites – 17 Capacity – 1700 kg COD/d, 92% removal Gas production for multiple end uses Effluent treatment 504, 000 litres per day Inv. Rs. 5 mil Municipal solid waste treatmentNo. of plants – 1 Capacity – 90m 3 Gas for multiple end uses & Waste treatment 1 town 50,000 population Biomass plants for cooking Solid phase and plug flow processes. On going – 25 villages Gas for cooking for all HH No. of HH = 2000 Inv. Rs. 10 million

5. Alternative Building Technologies Technologies/ designs Technology transfer Impact/ Investment -Stabilized mud blocks -Lime-Pozzolana Cements -Composite mortars -Pre-cast and prefab roofs -Ferro-cement roofs -Masonry vaults and domes -Filler slab roofs -Earthquake resistant buildings -Solar passive architecture >12,000 buildings nationally >4000 buildings in Gujarat after the Bhuj earthquake Training technology carriers Energy efficient & improved buildings Homes for earth quake victims Energy conservation Environment conservation Trained entrepreneurs, employment generation

6. Wood Burning Devices Technologies / DesignsTechnology TransferImpacts Efficient smokeless cook stoves Cook stoves: 1.55 million HH Bath stoves: 3300 Institutional stoves: 4000 Fuelwood conservation: 0.5 t/yr Improved quality of life for 1.5 million women Entrepreneurship and employment Investment: Rs.300 million Agro-products driers: spices, fruits, vegetables Driers: 1000 Enhanced economic value of Agro-products Investment: Rs.27 mil

7. Technologies / DesignsTechnology TransferImpacts Domestic Defluoridation Technology 15 liters domestic defluoridation units 100 liters defluoridation units Health benefits for rural people drinking fluoride-contaminated water Improved life quality Rural sanitation program Under progress Improved sanitation & hygiene conditions Defluoridation & Rural Sanitation

8. Forestry, Biomass Production, Climate Change Developed and promoted mixed-spices forestry for biodiversity conservation & sustained yields Developed Nursery practices manual for 100 tree species Estimated Sustainable biomass production potential for energy for India ----------------------------------------------------------- Climate change mitigation technologies, potential, costs and projects –Forestry –Bioenergy technologies –Renewable energy technologies Bioenergy for Rural India and Climate Change Mitigation: A large project prepared by ASTRA, –Funded by UNDP-GEF –Implemented by Govt. of Karnataka Climate change science and policy making

9. FUTURE PLANS: R & D R & D in new interdisciplinary areas –Sustainable bioenergy technologies –Water and sanitation; sustainable water –Environmental quality standards –Sustainable construction technology –Toxic sludge management –Climate change mitigation and adaptation