Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation
SATAT Scheme, also known as Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation, is a program that invites Expressions of Interest from potential entrepreneurs to set up Compressed Bio-Gas production plants and make them available in the market for use in vehicle fuels.
What is Compressed Bio-Gas?
Biogas is naturally produced (through anaerobic decomposition) from waste / bio-mass sources such as agricultural residue, animal dung, sugarcane press mud, municipal solid waste, sewage treatment plant waste, and so on. Following purification, it is compressed and known as CBG, which has a high methane content. Furthermore, in terms of composition and energy potential, compressed biogas is identical to commercially available natural gas. Compressed Bio-Gas, which has a similar calorific value and other qualities to CNG, can be utilised as an alternative, renewable automotive fuel.
What is the future potential of Compressed Bio-Gas?
Compressed Bio-Gas can be made from a variety of biomass/waste sources, such as agricultural residue, municipal solid waste, sugarcane press mud, distillery wasted wash, animal manure, and sewage treatment plant waste. Other waste streams that can be utilized to generate biogas include rotten potatoes from cold storage, rotten vegetables, dairy plants, chicken/poultry litter, food trash, horticulture waste, forestry residues, and processed organic waste from industrial effluent treatment plants (ETPs).
Compressed biogas networks could be connected with city gas distribution (CGD) networks in the future to increase supply to residential and retail users in both present and emerging markets. In addition to retailing from OMC fuel stations, Compressed Bio-Gas can be injected into CGD pipelines at a later date for more efficient distribution and greater access to a cleaner, more economical fuel. Municipal solid waste, sugar industry waste (press mud), and agricultural residue all have a high potential for production.
Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation Initiative
- The Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT scheme) initiative would benefit both car owners and farmers and entrepreneurs. It is proposed that compressed bio-gas plants be built mostly by independent entrepreneurs.
- The SATAT Scheme initiative will be supported under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin (SBM-G) Solid and Liquid Waste Management (SLWM) component to benefit households in specified areas through Gram Panchayats.
- The programme will aid in the proper management of municipal solid waste as well as the reduction of toxic urban air caused by farm stubble-burning and carbon emissions.
- Biogas is formed naturally through anaerobic decomposition of waste/biomass sources such as farm residue, cow dung, sugarcane press mud, municipal solid waste, sewage treatment plant waste, and so on.
- After purification, it is compressed and referred to as CBG, which contains more than 95 per cent pure methane.
- In terms of composition and energy potential, CBG is similar to commercially available natural gas. It has the potential to be used as an alternative, renewable vehicle fuel.
FAQs about Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation
✅ What exactly is the SATAT scheme?
Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT scheme) is an initiative that invites Expressions of Interest from potential entrepreneurs to build up Compressed Bio-Gas production plants and make them available in the market for use in automobile fuels.
✅ What is a CBG producing plant?
CBG is planned to be manufactured from a variety of biomass/waste sources, including agricultural residue, municipal solid waste, sugarcane press mud, distillery wasted wash, cow dung, and sewage treatment plant waste.
✅ Is CBG superior to CNG?
CBG is chemically equivalent to CNG — both are compressed methane — and has the same calorific value.
As a result, CBG is a practically feasible solution because it can be used directly to replace CNG in transportation fuel. CBG, like CNG, can be transported to retail shops via cylinders or pipes.
