Biogas potential from municipal and agricultural residual biomass for power generation in Hazaribagh, Bangladesh – A strategy to improve the energy system

Hasan, Alaa; Ammenberg, Jonas

doi:10.1016/j.ref.2019.02.001

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“…Almost 62,925 GWH (Gigawatt hours) of power was generated in the year of 2018, which was 9.8% more than the last year. By linking Bheramara and Tripura, around 4661 GWH of energy has been imported from India [30,33,34,35]. By 2021 and 2030, the country 's generation capacity of power would be boosted to 24,000 MW and 40,000 MW conferring to the Power Sector Master Plan of Bangladesh.…”

Section: A Energy Scenario In Bangladeshmentioning

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Energy Scenario in South Asia: Analytical Assessment and Policy Implications

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In the South Asian countries, including Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan, the current energy scenario is considered non-sustainable due to diverse issues such as economic, environmental, geopolitical, technological options for energy exploitation, and negligible volume of regional energy trade. Though, within the region, India is leading a phase of energy transition and economic transformation through renewable energy development. The countries need to exhibit well in the development of their renewable sources following the rapid pace of renewable energies worldwide. This paper offers an overview of the energy scenario, growth of renewable energies, evolution, and approach for energy policy by highlighting key challenges and barriers for the ecological energy mix of the countries. Importantly, the paper assesses the current energy mix in South Asia, highlighting the anomaly of its fossil fuel-based future outlook, its ambitions to move towards less environmental pollution, and sustainable energy mix through a strategic tool SWOT analysis; strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT). In particular, this study examines the government policies to expand the implementation of renewable sources with an insight into the existing regulatory structure of the energy sector. The presented research findings suggest that to achieve the ambitious target to reduce emission discharge by up to 30% by the year 2030 under Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), the Governments of the three countries must take preemptive measures. It includes the stage-wise reduction of subsidies on fossil fuels, market integration within the region, and swift realization of the existing initiatives through strong political will, good governance, adoption of the latest technologies, and a pragmatic action plan, and energy cooperation across the region.

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Section: A Energy Scenario In Bangladeshmentioning

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Energy Scenario in South Asia: Analytical Assessment and Policy Implications

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“…It has been shown that the AD can generate two to four times higher methane yield per tonne of MSW within 3 days than that in 7 years in a landfill [65,66]. In existing technology, 1 m 3 of biogas can be converted into 6.7 kWh of energy [67]. Based on the feedstock type and quality (e.g., biodegradability, nutrient content, inhibition components, etc.)…”

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A critical review: emerging bioeconomy and waste-to-energy technologies for sustainable municipal solid waste management

Tsui

Wong

2019

Waste Dispos. Sustain. Energy

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Municipal solid waste (MSW) management has emerged as probably the most pressing issue many governments nowadays are facing. Traditionally, Waste-to-Energy(WtE) is mostly associated with incineration, but now, with the emergence of the bioeconomy, it embraces a broader definition comprising any processing technique that can generate electricity/heat or produce a waste-derived fuel. Under the ambit of the circular economy many nations are looking for, additional effort must be made to be sure of acquiring the most updated information and paving a sustainable path for managing MSW in such a frame. In this regard, we have undertaken a critical review of various technologies, with their updated progress, involved in the exploitation of MSW as a renewable resource, along with the critical advantages and limitations on energy and material cycling for sustainable MSW management. Incineration, the most widely used method, is nowadays difficult to further apply due to its dubious reputation and social opposition. Meanwhile, to address the organic fraction of MSW which currently is mostly unrecycled and causes disposal issues, the biological approach presents an attractive option. The new emphasis of bioeconomy leads us to understand how environmental biotechnologies should be better connected/integrated for more sustainable MSW management. This article is concluded with advances of future prospects, which can serve as a timely reminder to encourage competent authorities/researchers to work towards further improvement of the present MSW management system.

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“…Globally, in comparison with other renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar, the share of biogas production has been meagre [12], although over the last two decades, the stakeholders have become more motivated to produce biogas from waste and this trend is increasing globally. The highest energy-using countries, like the USA and China, have been expanding their biogas productions rapidly over the last few years [13]. The world's biogas production experienced a 3.5-fold increase from the year 2000 to 2011, which made it one of the fastest growing renewable energy resources in the twenty-first century [14].…”

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