GIS Application for the Estimation of Bioenergy Potential from Agriculture Residues: An Overview

Avinash Bharti, Kunwar Paritosh, Venkata Ravibabu Mandla, Aakash Chawade and Vivekanand Vivekanand
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Avinash Bharti: Centre for Energy and Environment, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, Rajasthan 302017, India
Kunwar Paritosh: Centre for Energy and Environment, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, Rajasthan 302017, India
Venkata Ravibabu Mandla: Centre for Geoinformatics Applications for Rural Development (CGARD), National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR), Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, Hyderabad 500030, India
Aakash Chawade: Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 101, 230 53 Alnarp, Sweden
Vivekanand Vivekanand: Centre for Energy and Environment, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, Rajasthan 302017, India

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 4, 1-15

Abstract: Agriculture residue is a promising resource of energy. It can be seen as a source of power production. In India, there is a huge amount of biomass available, but it cannot be used in proper ways, and with the help of GIS it can be customised. In the present paper, it is estimated that biomass reserves are available for power generation. The biomass produced by the surplus agricultural crops is reflected as a source of fuel for electricity generation. The data taken by satellite are useful for assessment of the areas with the help of satellite images taken in high resolution, which increases the preciseness of estimation. An agriculture cropland map with agricultural statistics has been analyzed in GIS to discover the agricultural straw potential for bioenergy generation. Due to unawareness about the benefits and uses of GIS, the modern farming sector bears a loss of huge bioenergy potential every year. To overcome the above mentioned challenges, the agricultural system needs a major shift from conventional farming to smart farming practices with the help of GIS. Agricultural waste is the best source for bioenergy production, and it can be used as biomass for meeting renewable energy goals in the country.

Keywords: bioenergy; biomass resources; GIS; crop residues; energy potential (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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