{"id":111982,"date":"2026-09-28T10:49:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianweekend.in\/index.php\/2026\/09\/28\/pi-green-innovations-commissions-indias-first-carbon-capture-utilization-and-sequestration-ccus-solution-based-on-mineral-carbonation-at-gmr-warora\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T10:49:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:49:51","slug":"pi-green-innovations-commissions-indias-first-carbon-capture-utilization-and-sequestration-ccus-solution-based-on-mineral-carbonation-at-gmr-warora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianweekend.in\/index.php\/2026\/09\/28\/pi-green-innovations-commissions-indias-first-carbon-capture-utilization-and-sequestration-ccus-solution-based-on-mineral-carbonation-at-gmr-warora\/","title":{"rendered":"Pi Green Innovations commissions India\u2019s first Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration (CCUS) solution based on Mineral Carbonation at GMR Warora"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>New Delhi [India], September 28:<\/strong> The path to a pollution-free India requires turning one of the country\u2019s largest challenges-industrial carbon emissions-into a catalyst for sustainable growth. <strong>Pi Green Innovations<\/strong> is taking up that mantle of redefining emission management today by intercepting carbon dioxide at its origin and building the groundwork for a zero-emission industrial landscape.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the first time in India, Pune-based clean-tech firm <strong>Pi Green Innovations Pvt. Ltd.<\/strong>, in partnership with <strong>GMR Energy<\/strong> and anchored by <strong>GMR Innovex<\/strong>, has commissioned its <strong>Net Zero Machine (NZM) Pilot Project<\/strong> at <strong>GMR Warora Energy Limited\u2019s (GWEL) plant in Warora, Maharashtra<\/strong>. Featuring an installed capacity of <strong>2 to 10 tonnes per day (TPD)<\/strong>, the unit marks <strong>India\u2019s first operational carbon capture solution built on mineral carbonation<\/strong>-a process that permanently locks CO\u2082 into solid form using industrial waste.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While conventional carbon capture stores CO\u2082 as a gas or liquid, <strong>NZM captures it directly from Scope-1 industrial sources and mineralises it using waste streams like fly ash<\/strong>, turning emissions into a non-hazardous slurry with resale value and use in sustainable construction. This approach provides industrial users with <strong>two distinct revenue streams from a single installation: resaleable solid waste materials and carbon credits for the voluntary market<\/strong>. To ensure complete environmental compliance, the facility also incorporates <strong>closed-loop water recycling and Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) processes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cThis deployment at GMR Warora Energy Limited demonstrates that industrial decarbonisation is possible today in live, operational facilities,\u201d<\/em> said <strong>Irfan Pathan, Co-founder &amp; CEO of Pi Green Innovations<\/strong>. <em>\u201cBy capturing CO\u2082<\/em> <em>at the source and converting it into stable, useful industrial materials with commercial resale value, we are paving a scalable path toward a cleaner, pollution-free India where industry and sustainability coexist.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The technology is <strong>wholly indigenous-developed and patented in India<\/strong>, with patent grants pending across more than <strong>30 countries<\/strong> to tap global market opportunities beyond India\u2019s compliance market. Designed for <strong>modular scalability up to 1,000 TPD<\/strong>, NZM targets hard-to-abate sectors such as <strong>steel, cement, and chlor-alkali<\/strong> falling under India\u2019s <strong>Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS)<\/strong>. Government data shows CCTS covered <strong>490 obligated entities<\/strong> as of its January 2026 notification, with a June 2026 draft notification bringing <strong>255 iron and steel units<\/strong> under the scheme to push the total count past <strong>700 entities<\/strong>. Pi Green has already submitted <strong>NZM\u2019s mineral carbonation methodology to the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)<\/strong> for registration under the CCTS.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This pilot serves as a foundational step toward scaling mineral carbonation systems across heavy industry, ultimately making <strong>commercial-scale industrial carbon capture a reality across the nation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>If you object to the content of this press release, please notify us at pr.error.rectification@gmail.com. We will respond and rectify the situation within 24 hours.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi [India], September 28: The path to a pollution-free India requires turning one of the country\u2019s largest challenges-industrial carbon emissions-into a catalyst for sustainable growth. Pi Green Innovations is taking up that mantle of redefining emission management today by intercepting carbon dioxide at its origin and building the groundwork for a zero-emission industrial landscape. 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