At a time when rising LPG costs and supply disruptions are putting pressure on clean cooking access, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has revived and demonstrated its indigenous biomass gasifier technology as a reliable, cost-effective alternative for large-scale cooking.
Originally developed by TERI in 1995, the biomass gasifier converts agricultural residues and wood chips into a clean combustible gas through thermo-chemical processes. The upgraded system is now being deployed for institutional and community cooking applications, reducing dependence on fossil fuels such as LPG.
TERI has installed a 10 kWe (40 kW thermal) biomass gasifier at its TERI Retreat campus, where it is currently being used to prepare meals for nearly 300 people daily.
