A case-study of electricity generation from pine needles in Uttarakhand, India

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

1-1-2015

Abstract

Access to reliable electricity is critical to human-welfare and income generation opportunities for households. A significant proportion of Indian rural population is energy poor resulting from insufficient economic and energy resources. There is a growing realization that the gap in energy access cannot be bridged exclusively by conventional energy resources like coal, oil, and gas. Therefore, renewable energy resources have recently been in focus as a potential source for mitigating energy poverty. This paper studies the potential of pine needles as a biomass feedstock for electricity generation through a gasifier plant situated in a remote mountainous region in Uttarakhand, India. We evaluate the project within a framework that spans policy, economic, and social issues.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Wood Processing and Furniture Manufacturing Challenges on the World Market and Wood-Based Energy Goes Global - Proceedings of Scientific Papers

First Page

301

Last Page

310

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