27-06-2013, 02:55 PM
Small Scale Biomass Gasifier Based Decentralized Energy Generation Systems
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Abstract
The growth of the economy is directly linked to the availability of quality power. As per
the estimates of the Ministry of Power, Government of India [1], there is a power deficit
to an extent of 8% in the country. It is planned to mitigate this shortfall by increasing the
Share of contribution of renewable sources in the energy portfolio. Renewable energy is
also intended to be used in decentralized power generation systems in order to mitigate
the power crises in the rural areas. This concept of decentralized power generation and
distribution has been successfully demonstrated in two villages of India based on Indian
Institute of Science (IISc) biomass gasification technology. One of them is a
demonstration plant which had operated for more than 15 years in an un-electrified
Village named Hosahalli in Tumkur district, Karnataka. The other plant is related to the
Recently installed plant at Kasai village in Madhya Pradesh under the Village Energy
Security Program (VESP) of the Ministry for New and Renewable Sources (MNRE),
Govt. of India. These two are presented as case studies in this paper along with the 5 kWe
demonstration model working at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Rural Energy and
Development (MGRIRED).