| Author | Leelananda, R. K. |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. ET-98-25 |
| Subject(s) | Biomass energy--Climatic factors
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of maser of
Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases enhance the natural greenhouse effect
and lead to serious environmental issues such as increase in global mean sea level, change in
vegetation zones and retreated permafrost zones etc. Since the major anthropogenic source of
greenhouse gases emission is energy production and use, it is imperative to understand how
different energy sources differ with respect to greenhouse gases emission. The role of biomass
energy technology options, and the resulting GHG emissions mitigation opportunities in the
field of energy production are to be closely observed to explore the potential of environmental
benefits.
Different biomass options, including energy plantation in degraded lands, has been
investigated for their performance with established as well as emerging energy technologies.
Resulting GHG mitigation and the cost of mitigation are looked at in order to observe the
opportunity of implementing such biomass based energy production in some ten countries of
the Asian region. The substitution cost of fossil fuel based energy systems with biomass based
ones are calculated as the cost difference between continued use of fossil fuel at current prices
and the use of biomass.
With the availability of unutilized or under utilized biomass energy sources in the
countries of focus, the potential of reaping a substantial environmental benefits through energy
use of biomass is of higher order, but the sustainable consumption of these resources have to
be ensured in order to make use of the available resources in a continuous basis. |
| Year | 1998 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Energy Technology (ET) |
| Chairperson(s) | Bhattacharya S. C.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Surapong C. ;Kumar S. ;Pham Houng - Luang; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Government of United Kingdom; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1998 |