A review on paddy residue based power generation: Energy, environment and economic perspective

S.M. Shafie

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016, vol. 59, issue C, 1089-1100

Abstract: Today׳s world is mostly dependent on fossil fuel for power generation. The dependency in fossil fuel is leading the world into a complex crisis comprising the insecurity of supplies, environment impact and also the fluctuation of fuel price. With a view to tackle this crisis, scientists are shifting their interest on new energy sources like biomass resources, solar, tidal and geothermal energies. Among these, biomass resources have been around for domestic use for a long time, but have not yet been utilised for industrial-scale power generation. Whereas other renewable sources have a long way to go in the path to technological advancement to be utilised in a mass scale and compete with fossil fuel as a cost-effective alternative. The most potential biomass resource is lignocellulosic biomass, which includes paddy residue. Paddy residues are widely abundant agricultural wastes which have a high potential for utilisation in energy industries. The major challenges for the proper utilisation of paddy residues in power generation are management, lack of economic study, and lack of collection network. Lastly, the economic, environment and energy policies play an important role for developing paddy residues as a fuel for energy industries.

Keywords: Paddy residue; Power generation; Energy; Environment; Economic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2016.01.038

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