Biomass Conversion: Untapped Reservoir of Clean Energy?

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Using biomass decreases animal and municipal waste: Through anaerobic digestion process, biomass in the form of waste is converted into useful energy. Also, using biomass as fuel reduces the landfill space required to dump the woody biomass, lumber mill waste etc. Moreover, it helps in creating local jobs in rural areas.

Biomass Accounts for 30 Percent of India's Energy Bill

Presently, biomass contributes to around 30 per cent of the total primary energy supply in the country. The major source of energy for cooking for 85 per cent of households in rural India includes firewood, chips, dung cake, etc. Moreover, 20 per cent of urban households still rely primarily on traditional fuels to meet their cooking needs. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has initiated various schemes, and also promoted various NGOs to work in the field of energy from biomass.

The initiatives can broadly be classified into two categories:

• Rural areas initiatives: National Biomass Cookstove Initiative (NBCI), Family type biogas plant, Biomass gasification system

• Urban areas initiatives: Programme for energy recovery from urban waste, Biomass gasifiers and Biomass cogeneration (nonbagasse) projects

Biomass to Energy Initiaves for Rural Areas in Devloping Countries

National Biomass Cookstove Initiative (NBCI): In rural areas, a large percentage of population continues to depend on biomass. Clean and efficient energy is provided for energy deficient section of population through smokeless chulha, where different types of fixed and portable cookstoves are made available to rural household.

In a case study on various Dhabas and roadside hotels in Andhra Pradesh, it was observed that fuel efficient stoves installed were able to conserve about 50 to 60 per cent of fuel as compared to traditional stoves. There was reduction of smoke and thus increase in productivity with a positive impact on environment.... Learn, how bio energy helps to bring industrial fuel to rural areas on page 4!

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