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A roadmap for production of sustainable, consistent and reliable electric power from agricultural biomass- An Indian perspective
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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.read more
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A novel approach to extended fuzzy TOPSIS based on new divergence measures for renewable energy sources selection
Pratibha Rani,Arunodaya Raj Mishra,Abbas Mardani,Fausto Cavallaro,Melfi Alrasheedi,Afaf Alrashidi +5 more
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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Management of the agricultural biomass on decentralized basis for producing sustainable power in India
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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Biomass-related sustainability: A review of the literature and interpretive structural modeling
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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Biomass waste as a renewable energy in developing bio-based economies in Indonesia: A review
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.
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Small scale biomass gasification plants for electricity generation in India: Resources, installation, technical aspects, sustainability criteria & policy
Arvind Singh Bisht,N.S. Thakur +1 more
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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Household energy consumption pattern and socio-cultural dimensions associated with it: A case study of rural Haryana, India
TL;DR: A survey of household energy consumption pattern was carried out in a village of Jhajjhar district of Haryana, India in the year 2007 as discussed by the authors, where the households surveyed covered heterogeneous population belonging to different income, educational and social groups.
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Energy potential through agricultural biomass using geographical information system—A case study of Punjab
TL;DR: In this paper, an attempt has been made to evaluate the spatial potential of biomass with geographical information system (GIS) and a mathematical model for collection of biomass in the field has been developed.
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Operational experience on a grid connected 100 kWe biomass gasification power plant in Karnataka, India
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report the operational experience from a 100 kWe gasification power plant connected to the grid in Karnataka, which has operated for over 1000 continuous hours, with only about 70 h of grid outages.
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Economic potential of biomass gasification projects under clean development mechanism in India
TL;DR: In this paper, an attempt has been made to assess the economic potential of biomass gasifier-based projects under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in India, and preliminary estimates based on this study indicate that there is a vast theoretical potential of CO2 mitigation by the use of the biomass gasification projects in India.
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Crop residue biomass for decentralized electrical power generation in rural areas (part 1): Investigation of spatial availability
TL;DR: In this article, a spatial assessment of crop residue biomass and its power potential at village level in Sonitpur district of Assam, India is presented in a recent IRS P6 LISS-III remote sensing data of the study area is analyzed in GIS environment to map crop areas and subsequently residue biomass availability at village levels.