Engineering solutions provider STEER World has won the India Green Energy Award 2026 in the Compressed Biogas (CBG) Equipment Manufacturer category for its work in biomass processing technology and the development of India’s CBG sector, according to a company press release accessed by BioEnergy Times.
Nitin Gupta, Global CEO and Executive Director of STEER World, received the award from Union Minister of State for Power and New and Renewable Energy Shripad Yesso Naik at a ceremony held in New Delhi on October 14.
The recognition comes as the company expands the deployment of its proprietary netiBIO technology, designed to improve the processing of fibrous agricultural residues used as feedstock in CBG plants. STEER said more than 130 processing lines were currently under execution, with over half already operational.
Biomass pretreatment is a key operational challenge for CBG projects, particularly when processing materials such as paddy straw and Napier grass. Variations in fibre composition, moisture, silica content and abrasive characteristics can affect equipment performance and processing efficiency. Poor pretreatment can also cause blockages in digesters and reduce biogas conversion and output.
STEER said its netiBIO technology has been developed to address these challenges through equipment engineering tailored to the characteristics of Indian agricultural residues. One of its Napier grass processing lines has a capacity of more than 12 tonnes per hour, demonstrating its ability to handle fibrous feedstock at an industrial scale.
Gupta said the company had focused over the past 18 months on addressing the difficulties associated with processing agricultural residues for CBG production. The development of netiBIO involved engineering improvements, field-level experience and collaboration with project developers, he added.
He said the deployment of more than 130 processing lines, with over half already operational, reflected the progress made by the company’s engineering and site teams in improving the efficiency and reliability of biomass processing.
The company has also had to address commissioning and operational challenges at project sites in rural locations, where access to established industrial infrastructure can be limited. Its engineering and service teams have worked with developers to adapt installations to site-specific conditions.
As India seeks to expand CBG production and utilise agricultural residues more effectively, efficient feedstock processing is expected to remain important for plant performance and project economics. STEER said it aims to support the sector’s growth through further technology development and deployment.
