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Biomass Holds Solution Say Scientists
INDIA - While the nation stays focussed on nuclear energy, two scientists have suggested that India should look at production of decentralised biomass energy for ensuring energy security, since it would be a cheaper and eco-friendly option, available in the rural areas.Mr V V N Kishore, a professor in the Centre for Energy in Environment, TERI University, New Delhi, who recently attended a workshop at the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation on renewable energy resources, said that bio-resource energy had a very high potential to achieve energy security, without conflicting with the food production. According to The Statesman he said that two-third of the nation's needs could be met using biomass for energy production. Using biomass energy would reduce the consumption of fossil fuels and reduce global warming, Mr Kishore said.
Giving the statistics, he said 619 million tons of biomass was available in the country in the year 2004-2005 and it would be 701 million tons in 2010-2011. Even seen from a long term perspective, 1,127 million tons of bio-mass would be available in 2024-25, reports The Statesman.
The cattle population of the country is 272 million, while the poultry population is 347 million, Mr Kishore said. Besides for generating electricity, bio-mass could be used for dryers in rubber industry, for baking tiles, silk reeling, dyeing and cooking, he said.
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