The conventional
resources of energy such as fuel oil, gas and coal
are finite and the already depleting very rapidly,
Being our country an agricultural one and more
than 70 % of the Indian Population living in the
villages, about 80% of their energy need is for
domestic purpose (i.e. for cooking, lighting,
water pumping etc. ) is fulfilled by non
commercial sources of energy like cow dung,
firewood, agricultural waste etc.
The BIOMASS / ORGANI WASTE generated in our
country ( villages sei urban & urban areas )
consists of following types :
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Crop residues / Waste
Agricultural waste
Animal Dung |
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Agro – food processing industries
Pulp & paper
Edible & non edible oil exploring units waste
Sugar/ Distilleries Industrial wastees
Municipal waste
Industrial waste |
The above wide range of industrial, urban &
agricultural & crop residues and animal dung etc
waste which organic waste by nature is proved to
be the best and effective source of energy
generation. The energy produced from such
Bio-mass or organic waste is well known as
BIO-ENERGY.
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