Renewable energy scenario of Bangladesh: Physical perspective

Abstract

The looming energy crisis, heightened by the continuing depletion of fossil fuels, accentuates the need for deployment of renewable energy resources in Bangladesh, now more than ever before. Though hydrocarbon resources in the country are limited, the substantial availability of renewable energy sources in the form of solar, biomass, hydropower and wind energy offers opportunities of sustainable energy based development. Motivated by this auspice, the government of Bangladesh and different non-government organizations have been working towards the dissemination of renewable energy based technologies throughout the country. Though this diffusion of renewable energy sources is yet to assume extensive commercial dimensions and widespread implementations, the advancement has been significant in recent years. With the objective of reviewing this progress, this paper presents a comprehensive study of the contemporary renewable energy scenario in Bangladesh in terms of distribution, research and infrastructural development in the country. In addition to this, installed capacity has been calculated to assess the relative contributions of the five renewable energy sectors of Bangladesh.

Technical appraisal of solar home systems in Bangladesh: A field investigation

“…More than 86% [12] The market has grown steadily over the past years and has reached to a point where more robust regulatory and quality assurance frameworks are needed to safeguard endusers' investments and the sustainability of the initiative. It is, therefore, imperative that the updates to the existing policies, specifications and guidelines are based on an appraisal of the field performance of the SHSs.…”

Current energy scenario and future prospect of renewable energy in Bangladesh

“…11 shows a simplified model of biogas dissemination in rural Bangladesh. However, previous research conducted by the authors in [43] found that as of July 2009, 32% of the total installed biogas plants are not working due to lack of appropriate maintenance and technical knowledge. Constant monitoring and evaluation process should be carried out in the projects sites for project's future sustainability.…”

“…Bangladesh is blessed with renewable energy sources such as biomass, wind, solar and small scale hydropower energy [43]. Among the renewables, solar and biomass found promising and effective in the context of Bangladesh [11].…”

“…10) [20]. Bangladesh is still at nascent stage to utilize renewable energy at commercial scale [43]. However, according to Bangladesh Policy of Renewable Energy (BPRE) 2008, target dissimilation of renewable energy has set to 5% by 2015 and 10% by 2020 [46].…”

“…It can be used for cooking and power generation purposes [55]. Technology dissemination in this particular renewable energy source is very poor all over the country [43,51,50]. As of April 2012, IDCOL installed 22,549 biogas plants all over the country [56].…”