December 11th 2008: A handful of biomass pellet manufacturers, agribusiness investment bankers, biomass business consultants and biomass researchers gathered at the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute office in Waseca, Minn., on Dec. 9 to meet with representatives from Hi-Tech Agro Projects Private Ltd., a biomass densification system manufacturer based in New Delhi, India.

In addition, AURI researchers demonstrated the Hi-Tech Agro PL500 flat-die pellet mill they are using to test how energy crops in the United States can be made into pellets for combustion and other applications. Click here for details

May 28th 2008: Punjab Enviromnet Information Web Portal reports on the RDF plant sponsored by Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh and Jai Prakash Associates. This plant is managed and directed by Amrit Non-Conventional Energy System and utilizes the technology and solutions from Hi-tech Agro.

The plant is three months from being operational and has already created news due to its large waste processing capacity (500 tonnes per day). The fuel derived will be used at a thermal power plant in Ropar and a cement plant of Jaypee Group in Himachal Pradesh. Click here for details.