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Techno-economic analysis of decentralized biomass energy system and CO₂ reduction in the Himalayan region

Authors: Prashant Malik, Mamta Awasthi, Sunanda Sinha

Published in: International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering | Issue 2/2021

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Sufficient accessibility of pine needles in hilly regions is not only resource wastage but also a cause of forest fire threat. The primary motivation of the present study is to utilize locally available abundant pine needles to complement the diesel-based generation/backup unit. In the present study techno-economic and environmental assessment of off-grid dispersed biomass energy system has been carried out to quench the electricity demand of an educational building load currently run by the state grid. Moreover, a comparative analysis of diesel generator also has been investigated to determine the optimal system configuration for the study area. The biomass gasifier energy system integrated with battery storage was found to be the most favorable configuration with a total net present cost of $78,964 and cost of energy of 0.192$/kWh, and it saves 27.7 Mt of CO₂/year relative to only diesel system. The study will provide insights to designers, researchers, investors, and policy originators in the field of biomass energy systems.

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Title: Techno-economic analysis of decentralized biomass energy system and CO2 reduction in the Himalayan region
Authors: Prashant Malik
Mamta Awasthi
Sunanda Sinha
Publication date: 03-01-2021
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering / Issue 2/2021
Print ISSN: 2008-9163
Electronic ISSN: 2251-6832
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40095-020-00370-0

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