Spatial distribution of biomass consumption as energy in rural areas of the Indo-Gangetic plain

Biomass is widely used as energy source in rural households in India. Biomass samples and socio-economic data have been collected at district level in the rural areas of Indo-Gangetic plain (IGP), India to determine the emissions of trace gases and aerosols from domestic fuels. Dung cake, fuelwood a...

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Published in:Biomass & bioenergy 2011-02, Vol.35 (2), p.932-941
Main Authors: Saud, T., Singh, D.P., Mandal, T.K., Gadi, Ranu, Pathak, H., Saxena, M., Sharma, S.K., Gautam, R., Mukherjee, A., Bhatnagar, R.P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
aerosols
air pollution
alternative fuels
Applied sciences
biofuels
Biomass
crop production
Crop residues
Crops
developing countries
Domestic
Dung
Dung cake
Economic data
emissions
Energy
Energy economics
energy resources
energy use and consumption
estimation
Exact sciences and technology
feces
Fuels
Fuelwood
General, economic and professional studies
India
Indo-Gangetic plain
Natural energy
particulate emissions
pollutants
renewable energy sources
risk assessment
Rural areas
rural families
sociodemographic characteristics
spatial distribution
surveys
Trace gases
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Summary:Biomass is widely used as energy source in rural households in India. Biomass samples and socio-economic data have been collected at district level in the rural areas of Indo-Gangetic plain (IGP), India to determine the emissions of trace gases and aerosols from domestic fuels. Dung cake, fuelwood and crop residue are main sources of energy in rural areas of the IGP. Dung cake is the major domestic fuel (80–90%) in the rural areas of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal, whereas, 99% of rural households in Uttarakhand use wood as the main energy source. Using crop production data and usage of crop residues as energy, new consumption values have been estimated (21.13 Mt). Present information on the domestic fuel usage would be helpful in determining budgets estimates of trace gases and aerosols for India.
ISSN:0961-9534
1873-2909
DOI:10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.11.001