The number of electric vehicles sold and utilized in India is increasing. Although electric vehicles are emission-free, many people question if the electricity needed to charge them is also emission-free. However, Mumbai has become the first state to receive an emission-free biogas-powered EV charging station.
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Maharashtra's Minister of Environment and Tourism, Aditya Thackeray, inaugurated India's first biogas-powered fast electric vehicle charging station at Keshavrao Khadye Marg in Mumbai. Aditya Thackeray wrote on Twitter, Inaugurated Indias first EV charging station powered by biogas at Keshavrao Khadye Marg today, which generates 220 units of energy from household waste. Along with powering streetlights, this energy plant will now charge electric vehicles too.
This station will produce 220 units of power from food waste collected in the surrounding region, primarily from big generators such as hotels and offices. This energy facility will be used to charge electric vehicles as well as power street lighting.
This organic waste-powered fast-charging station was built in collaboration with Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) ward D and AeroCare Clean Energy. The biogas electricity producing facility, which was installed in 2021, has so far used around 1.5 lakh kg of food waste to generate electricity. Meanwhile, BMC plans to build such organic waste-powered EV charging stations in 24 of its administrative wards to encourage EV adoption.
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Ankit Zaveri, CEO, AeroCare Clean Energy said, At present, there are 3-4 electric cars that come to the station. We are working towards public awareness campaign and also looking into expanding and opening more organic waste-powered EV charging stations in the city.
The facility was built on an abandoned property near Haji Ali circle on Keshvrao Khadye road. It can produce 80 to 110 cubic metres of gas per day and 220 units of power per metric tonne of garbage and is spread out across 2,000 square feet.
So this was all about the new biogas-powered electric vehicle charging station. The Minister also stated that they are planning to install this kind of chargers on highways. With the way the government and EV manufacturers are working to improve EV charging infrastructure, we should soon be free of range anxiety.
