A roadmap for production of sustainable, consistent and reliable electric power from agricultural biomass- An Indian perspective
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a methodology for estimating the power production potential of agricultural biomass in a country, which can help to reduce the environmental emissions while achieving energy security and sustainable development.
About: This article is published in Energy Policy.The article was published on 2016-05-01. It has received 32 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Biomass & Renewable energy.
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TL;DR: A new divergence measure is proposed for ranking and choosing the renewable energy sources in multi-criteria decision-making problems based on fuzzy TOPSIS, and it is compared to some existing methods to show the thorough execution process of the introduced method.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors summarized the methodology to evaluate the state-wise power potential of agricultural residues in India and revealed that the future targets for the biomass based installed capacity can be achieved by successful implementation of these schemes in the country.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify a concept of countries' biomass-related sustainability through a revision of the literature and the opinion of professionals, and identify the main reasons that prevent biomass from being a major source of energy production (adversities and constraints).
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TL;DR: In this article , the authors investigated the implementation, constraints, and challenges associated with converting biomass to renewable energy and meeting the 2025 energy mix target, and contributed to a greater understanding of the implementation and constraints.
Abstract: The pressure on the government to use renewable energy sources as a future substitute for fossil fuels has prompted it to pursue alternative energy sources. Biomass has considerable potential as a renewable energy source in Indonesia. However, several barriers remain in relation to the application and development of biomass-based energy, including the concurrent use of biomass sources, such as CPO converted to stearin, for example, as a biofuel feedstock. Excluding the biodiesel industry, stearin is required by various large industries, including the oleochemicals, food, and cosmetics sectors. This situation results in competition and a conflict of interest among these industries. Furthermore, issues persist, for instance, plentiful forest fires and illegal logging. This situation has a significant impact on the loss of biomass sources. Conversely, the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the global economy, reducing global energy demand, delaying the development of renewable energy priorities, in addition to placing the attainment of the national energy mix at risk. This study contributes to a greater understanding of the implementation, constraints, and challenges, as well as regulations associated with converting biomass to renewable energy and meeting the 2025 energy mix target.
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TL;DR: In this article, the most recent statistical data regarding energy generation through bioenergy resources has been presented using currently available sources and brief descriptions of gasification conversion routes have been included, with their sustainability conditions, as well as the government policies necessary for implementation in the Indian context.
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TL;DR: The potential of a restored landfill site to act as a biomass source, providing fuel to supplement landfill gas-fuelled power stations, is examined, together with a comparison of the economics of power production from purpose-grown biomass versus waste-biomass.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assessed crop residue biomass and subsequently bioenergy potential in all the 28 states of India using crop statistics and standard procedure, and a total of 39 residues from 26 crops cultivated in India were considered for the study.
Abstract: Biomass based energy generation is one of the major focus areas of renewable energy programs in India. The strength of India's biomass resources mostly lies in the agricultural sector. A large quantity of crop residue biomass is generated in India. However, crop residue biomasses are distributed resources with variation in spatio-temporal availability and its characteristics. Competing uses of residues also vary geographically. Therefore, local biomass databases are important for decentralized bioenergy programs. However, in India, state wise crop level biomass database is limited. The present paper assessed crop residue biomass and subsequently bioenergy potential in all the 28 states of India using crop statistics and standard procedure. A total of 39 residues from 26 crops cultivated in India are considered for the study. Overall, India produces 686 MT gross crop residue biomass on annual basis, of which 234 MT (34% of gross) are estimated as surplus for bioenergy generation. At state level, Uttar Pradesh produces the highest amount of crop residue amongst all the 28 states. Amongst all the crops, sugarcane produces the highest amount of surplus residue followed by rice. The estimated annual bioenergy potential from the surplus crop residue biomass is 4.15 EJ, equivalent to 17% of India's total primary energy consumption. There exists variation from 679 MJ (West Bengal) to 16,840 MJ (Punjab) of per capita crop residue bioenergy potential amongst the states of India. The information generated in this study is expected to be useful for decentralized crop residue based energy planning by the states of India which in turn would positively influence the overall renewable energy growth in India.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the power cost and optimum plant size for power plants using three biomass fuels in western Canada were determined, and the three fuels are biomass from agricultural residues (grain straw), whole boreal forest, and forest harvest residues from existing lumber and pulp operations (limbs and tops).
Abstract: The power cost and optimum plant size for power plants using three biomass fuels in western Canada were determined. The three fuels are biomass from agricultural residues (grain straw), whole boreal forest, and forest harvest residues from existing lumber and pulp operations (limbs and tops). Forest harvest residues have the smallest economic size, 137 MW, and the highest power cost, $63.00 MWh −1 (Year 2000 US$). The optimum size for agricultural residues is 450 MW (the largest single biomass unit judged feasible in this study), and the power cost is $50.30 MWh −1 . If a larger biomass boiler could be built, the optimum project size for straw would be 628 MW . Whole forest harvesting has an optimum size of 900 MW (two maximum sized units), and a power cost of $47.16 MWh −1 without nutrient replacement. However, power cost versus size from whole forest is essentially flat from 450 MW ($47.76 MWh −1 ) to 3150 MW ($48.86 MWh −1 ) , so the optimum size is better thought of as a wide range. None of these projects are economic today, but could become so with a greenhouse gas credit. All biomass cases show some flatness in the profile of power cost vs. plant capacity. This occurs because the reduction in capital cost per unit capacity with increasing capacity is offset by increasing biomass transportation cost as the area from which biomass is drawn increases. This in turn means that smaller than optimum plants can be built with only a minor cost penalty. Both the yield of biomass per unit area and the location of the biomass have an impact on power cost and optimum size. Agricultural and forest harvest residues are transported over existing road networks, whereas the whole forest harvest requires new roads and has a location remote from existing transmission lines. Nutrient replacement in the whole forest case would make power from the forest comparable in cost to power from straw.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the issues and options for increasing electricity access in remote and geographically challenged villages in interior Rajasthan, the desertstate in Western India where power sector reforms are currently underway.
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TL;DR: The review discusses the current status of molasses based ethanol production in India and its limitations, the state of technologies for second generation ethanol production and the availability of feedstock for bio-ethanol production.
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