Hiremath, Rahul B and Kumar, Bimlesh and Balachandra, P and Ravindranath, NH (2011) Decentralized Sustainable Energy Planning of Tumkur District, India. In: Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, 30 (2). pp. 248-258.
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Present work shows the feasibility of decentralized energy options for the Tumkur district in India. Decentralized energy planning (DEP) involves scaling down energy planning to subnational or regional scales. The important aspect of the energy planning at decentralized level would be to prepare an area-based DEP to meet energy needs and development of alternate energy sources at least-cost to the economy and environment. The geographical coverage and scale reflects the level at which the analysis takes place, which is an important factor in determining the structure of models. In the present work, DEP modeling under different scenarios has been carried out for Tumkur district of India for the year 2020. DEP model is suitably scaled for obtaining the optimal mix of energy resources and technologies using a computer-based goal programming technique. The rural areas of the Tumkur district have different energy needs. Results show that electricity needs can be met by biomass gasifier technology, using biomass feedstock produced by allocating only 12% of the wasteland in the district at 8 t/ha/yr of biomass productivity. Surplus electricity can be produced by adopting the option of biomass power generation from energy plantations. The surplus electricity generated can be supplied to the grid. The sustainable development scenario is a least cost scenario apart from promoting self-reliance, local employment, and environmental benefits. (C) 2010 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Environ Prog, 30: 248-258, 2011
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Publication: | Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy |
| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons |
| Additional Information: | Copyright of this article belongs to John Wiley and Sons. |
| Keywords: | decentralized energy planning;energy planning;goal programming;scenarios;sustainable energy development scenario |
| Department/Centre: | Division of Interdisciplinary Sciences > Management Studies Division of Mechanical Sciences > Centre for Sustainable Technologies (formerly ASTRA) |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Jun 2011 09:50 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jun 2011 09:50 |
| URI: | http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/38635 |
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