Sustainable bioenergy production strategies for rural India |
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| Authors: | Rahul B Hiremath Bimlesh Kumar P Balachandra N H Ravindranath |
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| Institution: | (1) Academic & Research, Walchand Institute of Technology, Solapur, 413006, India;(2) Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, 781039, India;(3) Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India;(4) CST, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India |
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| Abstract: | The paper aims to assess the potential of decentralized bioenergy technologies in meeting rural energy needs and reducing
carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Decentralized energy planning is carried out for the year 2005 and 2020. Decentralized energy planning model
using goal programming technique is applied for different decentralized scales (village to a district) for obtaining the optimal
mix of energy resources and technologies. Results show that it is possible to meet the energy requirements of all the services
that are necessary to promote development and improve the quality of life in rural areas from village to district scale, by
utilizing the locally available energy resources such as cattle dung, leaf litter and woody biomass feedstock from bioenergy
plantation on wastelands. The decentralized energy planning model shows that biomass feedstock required at village to district
level can even be obtained from biomass conserved by shifting to biogas for cooking. Under sustainable development scenario,
the decentralized energy planning model shows that there is negligible emission of CO2, oxide of Sulphur (SOx) and oxide of nitrogen (NOx), even while meeting all the energy needs. |
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