The energy and CO ([Subscript] 2) mitigation potentials of selected agro-industrial residues in India | |
| Author | Vijay, Kakani Vasukrishna |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.ET-96-16 |
| Subject(s) | Greenhouse gases--India Biomass energy--India |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The potentials of electric power generation and consequent reduction of GHGs through the use of residues as an energy source in India has been studied for five crops; sugarcane, rice, coconut, groundnut and maize. The potential of power generation as well as the specific cost of energy is studied for various biomass utilization systems. The reductions in GHGs by the avoided energy generation from coal based power systems is assessed and the specific cost of these reductions is studied. As the country is liberalizing the economy entailing rapid industrialization leading to setting up large scale power plants. In this context the setting up of power plants based on these biomass power systems will not only reduce disposal problems associated with some of the residues but also reduce GHGs by avoiding the fossil fuel systems based power generation. Estimated potential of energy that can be exported to the national grid ranges from a low value of 800 Gwh per year from maize cob utilization to 109,524 Gwh per year from rice husk and straw utilization. The estimated production cost of electricity varies from residue to residue between a low value of 0.030 $/kWh for sugarcane residues and a high of 0.180$/kWh for groundnut depending on the capital cost, transportation and storage cost etc. Utilizing these residues for power generation would reduce carbon emissions because of substitution of fossil fuels by the residues. In this study, the potential of carbon emission reduction has been estimated assuming that electricity generated from residues will substitute coal based generation. The total estimated potential of carbon emission reduction due to utilization of the selected residues ranges from 7 ,050 to 67, 120 k tons of carbon per year depending on the technical options considered. |
| Year | 1996 |
| 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, Sribas C.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Shrestha, Ram M.;Kumar, Sivanappan; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Institute of Technology (Partial Scholarship); |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1996 |