P. Balachandra

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the literature on decentralized power systems is presented, where 102 articles were reviewed and features of several technological alternatives available for decentralized power, the studies on modeling and analysis of economic, environmental and technological asibilities of both grid-connected (GC) and stand-alone (SA) systems as decentralized power options are presented.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors build on the background of available literature and suggest the need for benchmarking indicator-based approach in a given urban area and incorporating various local issues, thus enhancing the long-term sustainability of cities which can be developed by introducing sustainability indicators into the urban planning process.

TL;DR: This paper identifies relevant barriers to energy efficiency and their dimensions in SSI clusters using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and reveals that the prioritization remained the same despite differences in the relative weights of barrier groups.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an assessment of the implications of projected large-scale biofuel production on land available for food production, water, biodiversity, rural development and GHG emissions.

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the important decentralised renewable energy options, related case studies of successful deployment of renewable energy technologies in India and resulting lessons learnt is presented, which shows the feasibility of decentralised energy options for the residential and small scale applications in a village or a cluster of villages.