• Punamchandra Rathod
• Kalpana D. Saini
• S. M. Usman

Generally, number of small boilers operating in the MSME industries in any industrial sector of the region is significant. These boilers are mainly used for generating steam which is generally used in process or for heating purposes. They consume massive quantities of fossil fuels (majorly coal). Emissions standards applicable to such boilers are quite lenient. In most cases, installation of air pollution control devices is either not applicable, or they are insufficient to control emissions. Also, these boilers follow a batch operating process—each batch of fuel is consumed in about 30–40 minutes and then fuel feeding is required. One small boiler can be monitored for actual emissions only for about 30–40 minutes in an hour or may be even less than that. Moreover, fuel feeding is mostly done manually. Therefore, installation of any type of Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) will not be fruitful as the boilers are in standby mode for a sizable amount of time during a day. In this paper, a common steam generation and distribution facility in industrial estate is discussed. Such systems are sometimes termed as common boilers or community boilers and can cater to the steam requirement of a specific number of industrial units. If feasible, such technology could free the regulatory bodies of the hassle of monitoring a large number of small boilers in certain industrial areas and reduce the environmental load of individual industries.

Community Boiler, shared energy, Eco Industrial Park, Community heating

"Community Steam Boiler - A shared energy source for Eco Industrial Park in Gujarat", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 5, page no.e400-e405, May-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2105595.pdf

"Community Steam Boiler - A shared energy source for Eco Industrial Park in Gujarat", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 5, page no. ppe400-e405, May-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2105595.pdf