| TERI
(The Energy and Resources Institute) is a premier
research institution working in the fields of energy,
environment, and sustainable development. One of
the focal areas of TERI’s research is directed
towards developing comprehensive technological solutions
for the industrial sector, eventually leading to
better resource utilization and pollution reduction.
Besides developing and demonstrating appropriate
environment-friendly technology packages, TERI also
provides technological back-up support to ensure
wide-scale adoption of the demonstrated technologies.
There are specialized groups within TERI working
on technologies related to small-scale and rural
industries. A competence centre is developing
within TERI geared to offer specialized services
ranging from energy-efficiency improvement, pollution
control, product quality betterment, and skill
upgradation of workforce. Some of the sectors
in which TERI has been actively involved since
1994 include foundry, glass, and brick-making.
TERI has also developed biomass-based gasifiers
for thermal applications in silk reeling, textile
dyeing, and cardamom curing and power gasifiers
for remotely located rural areas. These activities
have been made possible with active support of
the SDC (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation).
This section highlights the work done so far
by TERI in the energy-intensive foundry sector.
It aims to disseminate the benefits of the efficient
and cleaner technologies developed for small-scale
foundry units.
Specific services provided by TERI to foundry
units fall under the following two areas.
- Reducing coke consumption through improved
cupola design
- Offering pollution control system that meets
the most stringent emission norms prevailing in
India.
The technologies in the foundry sector have been
developed with technical assistance received from
Sorane Sa, Switzerland, in energy and environment
technology, and
M B Associates, UK, in foundry technology.
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