Life cycle assessment of village electrification based on straight jatropha oil in Chhattisgarh, India

Gmünder, Simon; Zah, Rainer; Bhatacharjee, Somnath; Classen, Mischa; Mukherjee, Prodyut; Widmer, Rolf

doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2009.11.006

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“…Environmental benefits are maximized when bioenergy feedstocks are used locally (e.g. Gmünder et al 2010) and, consequently, initiatives to stimulate and maximize local demand should accompany decisions to promote bioenergy production in remote areas. Local demand can be satisfied by the use of biomass in small boilers, in biomass-CHP plants and in anaerobic digestion-CHP plants.…”

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Bioenergy from “surplus” land: environmental and socio-economic implications

Dauber¹,

Brown²,

Fernando³

et al. 2012

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The increasing demand for biomass for the production of bioenergy is generating land-use conflicts. These conflicts might be solved through spatial segregation of food/feed and energy producing areas by continuing producing food on established and productive agricultural land while growing dedicated energy crops on so called "surplus" land. Ambiguity in the definition and characterization of surplus land as well as uncertainty in assessments of land availability and of future bioenergy potentials is causing confusion about the prospects and the environmental and socio-economic implications of bioenergy development in those areas. The high level of uncertainty is due to environmental, economic and social constraints not yet taken into account and to the potentials offered by those novel crops and their production methods not being fully exploited. This paper provides a scientific background in support of a reassessment of land available for bioenergy production by clarifying the terminology, identifying constraints and options for ReseARCh ARtiCle BioRisk A peer-reviewed open-access journalJens Dauber et al. / BioRisk 7: 5-50 (2012) 6 an efficient bioenergy-use of surplus land and providing policy recommendations for resolving conflicting land-use demands. A serious approach to factoring in the constraints, combined with creativity in utilizing the options provided, in our opinion, would lead to a more sustainable and efficient development of the bioenergy sector. Unless the sustainability challenge is mastered, the interdependent policy objectives of mitigating climate change, obtaining independence from fossil fuels, feeding and fuelling a growing human world population and maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services will not be met. Despite the advanced developments of bioenergy, we still see regional solutions for designing and establishing sustainable bioenergy production systems with optimized production resulting in social, economic and ecological benefits. Where bioenergy production has been identified as the most suitable option to overcome the given problems of energy security and climate change mitigation, we need to determine which bioenergy cultivation systems are most suitable for the respective types of surplus land, by taking into account issues such as yields, inputs and costs, as well as potential environmental and socio-economic impacts.

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Bioenergy from “surplus” land: environmental and socio-economic implications

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Brown²,

Fernando³

et al. 2012

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“…In recent years, many initiatives for the production of oilseed-based biofuels (SVO or biodiesel) have emerged in West African countries, with the support of governments or through regional initiatives [20]. In this context, many perennial oil crops, especially Jatropha curcas, have been planted and large quantities of SVO are set to be produced in the coming years [21][22][23][24][25][26]. The most widespread scheme adopted by project promoters is the local production of oilseeds and their conversion into SVO by village-scale extraction units or decentralized cooperative mills, to fuel local stationary diesel engines [10,11,27].…”

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Characteristics of vegetable oils for use as fuel in stationary diesel engines—Towards specifications for a standard in West Africa

Blin¹,

Brunschwig²,

Chapuis³

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“…requires huge labor input for management [24], thereby having the potential for improving the rural economy by creating employment [25][26][27][28].…”

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Economic Impact and Challenges of Jatropha curcas L. Projects in North-Western Province, Zambia: A Case of Solwezi District

Kalinda

Moses²,

Chama

et al. 2015

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Forest products, wood and non-wood, remain vital among smallholder households in Zambia with charcoal being the most sought after product. This has led to increased exploitation of forest trees to meet the needs for fuel wood, among others. However, Jatropha curcas plant has been identified as a potential fuel source. In the early 2000s, profit-making organizations encouraged smallholder households to grow Jatropha for use as an alternative fuel source. This paper reports on a study conducted in Solwezi between 2011 and 2014 to evaluate the impact of Jatropha cultivation for biofuel production. A sample of 100 small-scale farmers involved in Jatropha cultivation and key informants were interviewed to evaluate the impact of growing Jatropha at the small-scale level. Results show that farmers lost out on time; income from sale of edible non-wood forest products; and experienced reduction in maize (Zea mays) and bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) production, worsening household economic conditions. Farmers attributed this loss to unclear policy alignment on biofuel production by government. We therefore recommend that project implementation should involve interactions of all legislative bodies and any other concerned stakeholders. There is also a need to promote the value chain, from production to marketing, which focuses on minimizing detrimental effects on the livelihood of small-scale farmers. OPEN ACCESSSustainability 2015, 7 9908

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Life cycle assessment of village electrification based on straight jatropha oil in Chhattisgarh, India

Cited by 59 publications

References 8 publications

Bioenergy from “surplus” land: environmental and socio-economic implications

Bioenergy from “surplus” land: environmental and socio-economic implications

Characteristics of vegetable oils for use as fuel in stationary diesel engines—Towards specifications for a standard in West Africa

Economic Impact and Challenges of Jatropha curcas L. Projects in North-Western Province, Zambia: A Case of Solwezi District

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