Optimal sizing of a biomass–biogas hybrid system for sustainable power supply to a commercial agricultural farm in northern Odisha, India

Sonali Goel () and Renu Sharma
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Sonali Goel: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University)
Renu Sharma: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University)

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2019, vol. 21, issue 5, No 12, 2297-2319

Abstract: Abstract Renewable energy is clean, reliable and is the best alternatives for supplying electricity to remote and inaccessible areas. A study was conducted to optimise the components of biomass–biogas system to meet the electrical need of a remote agricultural farm in Mayurbhanj district of northern Odisha, India (Latitude 21°41′N, Longitude 86°47′E). The technoeconomics of the biomass–biogas hybrid system was studied by using a software tool HOMER and compared with the calculation made by straightline method. It was found from HOMER that a 12 kW biomass system in combination with a 3 kW biogas system is the optimum combination for the farm. The levelised cost of energy of the system was found to be $1.204/kWh with net present cost of $244,263.

Keywords: Renewable; Biomass; Biogas; Cow dung (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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