A review on biomass energy resources, potential, conversion and policy in India

Kumar, Anil; Kumar, Nitin; Baredar, Prashant; Shukla, Ashish

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2015.02.007

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“…CHP by biomass combustion is prevalent, however, gasification is better in terms of electrical efficiency and the acceptable range of biomass qualities (Berggren et al, 2008). The combination of biomass gasification and a gas engine for CHP is a logical choice in the small-scale range and with a biomass to power efficiency potential of 35-40%, which is high compared with conventional technology (Ahrenfeldt et al, 2013;Kumar et al, 2015). In order to reduce the technical problems, a small size (1-10 MW) of the plant could be attractive (Ahrenfeldt et al, 2013;Asadullah, 2014).…”

Section: Biomass Gasification Co-generationmentioning

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A critical review on biomass gasification, co-gasification, and their environmental assessments

2016

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Please cite this article as: Farzad S., Mandegari M.A., Görgens J.F. A critical review on biomass gasification, co-gasification, and their environmental assessments. Biofuel Research Journal 12 (2016) HIGHLIGHTSConventional and new gasification technologies were compared. Studies dealing with co-gasification of different feedstocks were summarized. Life cycle assessments of biomass gasification and co-gasification were studied. Gasification is an efficient process to obtain valuable products from biomass with several potential applications, which has received increasing attention over the last decades. Further development of gasification technology requires innovative and economical gasification methods with high efficiencies. Various conventional mechanisms of biomass gasification as well as new technologies are discussed in this paper. Furthermore, co-gasification of biomass and coal as an efficient method to protect the environment by reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has been comparatively discussed. In fact, the increasing attention to renewable resources is driven by the climate change due to GHG emissions caused by the widespread utilization of conventional fossil fuels, while biomass gasification is considered as a potentially sustainable and environmentally-friendly technology. Nevertheless, social and environmental aspects should also be taken into account when designing such facilities, to guarantee the sustainable use of biomass. This paper also reviews the life cycle assessment (LCA) studies conducted on biomass gasification, considering different technologies and various feedstocks. ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT

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Section: Biomass Gasification Co-generationmentioning

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A critical review on biomass gasification, co-gasification, and their environmental assessments

2016

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“…The paper concludes that PR of these PV systems varies from 70% to 88% and (a-si) and (CdTe) PV systems have their PRs higher than 75%. [11] Presented a paper on biomass energy resources (grass, crops, fruits, vegetables etc. ), energy potential in India and conversion of energy through various thermo-chemical and biochemical techniques.…”

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Checking the Feasibility of Hybrid Solar PV-Biomass Power Plant in Rajasthan

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“…Because of limited availability and environmental concerns related with use of non-renewable sources of energy, other renewable options need to be explored and examined (Kumar, Kumar, Baredar & Shukla, 2015).…”

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