India is one of the world's fastest growing economies and its demand for energy is ever increasing. The security of India's energy supply is the foremost challenge. Besides energy security, there is also need to develop and harness environmentally-friendly clean energy resources in line with the global trend. Energy security for India pertains to the availability and security of all fuel sources. The fast paced growth of Indian economy, the third largest in terms of GDP based on purchasing power parity, has resulted in a surging demand for energy which is projected to grow at the rate of 3 percent over next three decades (2010-2040).

Worldwide, gasification has reliably gained a good share in the past few decades, as there is a rise in chemical, energy, and natural gas demand all over the world. Gasification is a thermochemical process, thus there is a considerable interest in routes to liquid biofuels involving gasification as a result of the potential for routes to have low costs, high efficiency, and high well-to-wheel greenhouse savings. The improvement in characteristics of current fuels has taken the production of fuels upwards compared to traditional biofuels. This has become a substitute for clean energy supply with increased acceptance.

The important key components of gasification cover: abundant resources and deposits of coal, demand for clean energy, wide range of biomass / waste feedstock, recover energy locked in biomass and municipal solid waste, eliminating incineration of landfilling and produce electricity with significantly reduced environmental impact compared to conventional technologies. The increase inurbanization and the population living in cities and towns, and the rise in the price of oil, have put pressure on traditional energy supplies, and have helped drive the gasification dramatically over the years. The failure to acquire current energy and power resources, lack of alternatives to gasification, increasing industrialization by exploiting natural resources, and acceptance of governments to invest in R&D of gasifier plants, has increased the gasification demand.

Entrained flow gasifiers (EFG) has been used for various carbonaceous feeds ranging in quality from lignite to petcoke. Syngas has been generated for various applications, including Fischer-Tropsch catalyst testing, pyrolysis, examination of slag formation, hydrogen production, and more. Because of the high temperatures employed in the EFG operation, very little tar or hydrocarbon is generated, and the product gas has been successfully cleaned to non-detectable limits of contaminants such as H2S and particulate. EFGs have the ability to handle practically any coal feedstock and produce clean, tar-free syngas. In addition, these types of gasifiers are environmentally more benign, and glassy slag is inert and easily disposed.

The 8th International summit & EXPO of Gasification India 2017 is scheduled on 6-7 December 2017 in Hotel Vivanta by Taj, Dwarka, New Delhi, India.

GASIFICATION INDIA 2017 is a timely event that identifies the opportunities to invest and implement various gasification technologies. It brings together gasification investors & operators, owners, synthetic gas users including power, fertilizer and chemical companies, technology and financiers to discuss critical issues facing the growing sector today!

Scope of the international conference is to estimate the global market for gasification by the end of 2020. This conference will also provide a detailed qualitative and quantitative analysis of the global gasification market, a comprehensive review of major drivers, restraints, opportunities, winning imperatives, and key issues in the gasification market. Gasification India 2017 will provide a platform to promote the benefits of gasification, its application, the environmental and economic appeal and new applications for this traditional technology against current challenges.

The conference will comprise two days of formal presentations, interactive roundtable discussions and excellent networking opportunities. The event will be providing an ideal setting to convene with your peers to discuss current operational & future planned gasification plants, end product markets, potential barriers & support policies as well as project economics & finance.