Electricity generation potential in wood and agro industries and assessment of environmental benefits in selected countries | |
| Author | Aung Naing Oo |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. ET-95-11 |
| Subject(s) | Biomass energy Cogeneration of electric power and heat |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Engineering |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The electricity generation potential in wood industry and selected agro-industries, rice mill, sugar mill, palm oil mill and coconut industry, by using biomass residues has been studied for five selected countries; Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines and Thailand. The unit electricity costs ($/kWh) of the different biomass-fired power systems proposed are estimated. The potential reduction of CO2 and SO2 emissions due to the electricity generation in wood and agro-industries is estimated considering the potential saving of fossil fuels. The potential of electricity generation is estimated for each industry considering three generation options with different investment levels. The potential of electricity generation in wood and agro-industries is found to be as high as 58.9% of total power generation in 1992 by the electric utilities in Myanmar. Even for a highly electrified country like Thailand, the potential generation from wood and agro-industries could be about 11 .5% of total generation by the electric utilities. The unit electricity cost estimated for different biomass-fired power systems varies on capacity and type of the system. For small units in rice and wood industries, the unit cost of electricity generated from gasifier and steam engine systems varies from $0.095/kWh to $0.165/kWh. For steam turbine system, the unit electricity cost in all industries, except a low investment option in the sugar industry, varies from $0.041/kWh to $0.127/kWh depending on capital requirement, opportunity costs of residues, plant utilization factor etc. In case of the sugar industry, the unit electricity from low investment option of generating electricity by maintaining the existing low pressure system is found to be about $0.235/kWh. Considering the potential saving of fossil fuels due to electricity generation in wood and agro-industries, the estimated potential of CO2 and SO2 emissions reduction are also quite high; for Indonesia about 13,300 thousand tonnes and 330 thousand tonnes per year respectively. |
| Year | 1995 |
| 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.;Mohanty, Brahmanand; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Karmazsin, Etienne; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | French Government; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1995 |