Water and Energy International
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2023
  • Volume: 66r
  • Issue: 7

Electricity generation in thermal power plants from agriculture residue-based biomass: Techno-economic aspects & contribution in sustainable development goals

  • Author:
  • Amit Kulshreshtha1, Atul Agrawal2, Kanchan Saxena3, S R Dhakate4
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 45 to 50

1PhD Scholar, Amity University and General Manager, NTPC Limited

2Administrative Officer (Academics), Indian Institute of Management, Sirmaur

3Dy Director and Head, Amity Institute of Renewable and Alternate Energy, Amity University, Noida

4Chief Scientist and Head, Advanced Materials Devices and Metrology, National Physical Laboratory CSIR, Delhi

Online published on 7 November, 2023.

Abstract

Instead of open burning in farms, the agriculture residue can be converted into pellets for fuelling coal based thermal power plants for electricity generation. It not only prevents air pollution but also replaces fossil fuel coal. However, literature has rarely reported its techno-economics aspects in Indian context. The present paper fills this gap. It discusses the electricity generating potential of pellets with cost economics. Subsequently, it also maps bio-pellets usage for electricity generation with sustainable development goals (SDG) which are relevant in attaining net-zero emission target by 2070.

Keywords

Biomass, Bio Pellets, Electricity Generation, Renewable Energy, SDGs