Systematic assessment of the availability and utilization potential of biomass in Bangladesh

Hossen, Mosaddek; Rahman, Atika; Kabir, Ashfanoor; Hasan, M. M. Faruque; Ahmed, Shoeb

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2016.09.008

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“…This study predicted timber volume by collecting historical timber sales data from literature combing the time trend analyses from [31]. The energy potential was estimated based on heating value, which is a popular method for quality analysis of biomass [49]. This study conducted a comprehensive study approximating long-term forest biomass availability and associated energy production and emissions analysis to fill the gap by taking Michigan as one study region.…”

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Measuring the Regional Availability of Forest Biomass for Biofuels and the Potential of GHG Reduction

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Abstract:Forest biomass is an important resource for producing bioenergy and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The State of Michigan in the United States (U.S.) is one region recognized for its high potential of supplying forest biomass; however, the long-term availability of timber harvests and the associated harvest residues from this area has not been fully explored. In this study time trend analyses was employed for long term timber assessment and developed mathematical models for harvest residue estimation, as well as the implications of use for ethanol. The GHG savings potential of ethanol over gasoline was also modeled. The methods were applied in Michigan under scenarios of different harvest solutions, harvest types, transportation distances, conversion technologies, and higher heating values over a 50-year period. Our results indicate that the study region has the potential to supply 0.75-1.4 Megatonnes (Mt) dry timber annually and less than 0.05 Mt of dry residue produced from these harvests. This amount of forest biomass could generate 0.15-1.01 Mt of ethanol, which contains 0.68-17.32 GJ of energy. The substitution of ethanol for gasoline as transportation fuel has potential to reduce emissions by 0.043-1.09 Mt CO 2eq annually. The developed method is generalizable in other similar regions of different countries for bioenergy related analyses.

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Measuring the Regional Availability of Forest Biomass for Biofuels and the Potential of GHG Reduction

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“…The environmental factors also need to be analyzed before establishing an EVCS. The proposed EVCS will be designed for charging [15][16][17][18][19][20] EVs which require 20 kW power daily. The design and development phases of the proposed EVCS are detailed below.…”

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“…A recent study investigated the biomass potential in Bangladesh, and it explored that the total biomass collected from various wastes and residues can generate more than 3447 Peta joules of energy equivalent to 950 TWh [17]. According to waste statistics from the Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA) and Waste Concern, Bangladesh, it is found that cow dung, poultry waste, Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) could be a potential source of electricity generation in Bangladesh [18,19].…”

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Analysis of Using Biogas Resources for Electric Vehicle Charging in Bangladesh: A Techno-Economic-Environmental Perspective

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The growing popularity of electric vehicles (EV) is creating an increasing burden on the power grid in Bangladesh due to massive energy consumption. Due to this uptake of variable energy consumption, environmental concerns, and scarcity of energy lead to investigate alternative energy resources that are readily available and environment friendly. Bangladesh has enormous potential in the field of renewable resources, such as biogas and biomass. Therefore, this paper proposes a design of a 20 kW electric vehicle charging station (EVCS) using biogas resources. A comprehensive viability analysis is also presented for the proposed EVCS from technological, economic, and environmental viewpoints using the HOMER (Hybrid Optimization of Multiple Energy Resources) model. The viability result shows that with the capacity of 15–20 EVs per day, the proposed EVCS will save monthly $16.31 and $29.46, respectively, for easy bike and auto-rickshaw type electric vehicles in Bangladesh compare to grid electricity charging. Furthermore, the proposed charging station can reduce 65.61% of CO2 emissions than a grid-based charging station.

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“…Capacity Small-scale plants using animal manure are commonly found in the rural area. Household scale (small) ( [25,40,57,58]) Community or city scale (medium to large) ( [37,39,42,46])…”

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Challenges and an Implementation Framework for Sustainable Municipal Organic Waste Management Using Biogas Technology in Emerging Asian Countries

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Due to its ability to recover both material and energy from organic waste, biogas technology is considered the best technology for treating organic waste. While in many emerging Asian countries more than 50% of municipal waste is organic waste, the amount of organic waste treated with biogas technology remains very limited. This study identified key challenges faced by practitioners in sustaining biogas plants from literature and interviewed a number of sustainably operating biogas plant managers and, based on the findings, developed an implementation framework to help decision makers and practitioners in planning a sustainable municipal organic waste biogas plant facility.

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Systematic assessment of the availability and utilization potential of biomass in Bangladesh

Cited by 77 publications

References 50 publications

Measuring the Regional Availability of Forest Biomass for Biofuels and the Potential of GHG Reduction

Measuring the Regional Availability of Forest Biomass for Biofuels and the Potential of GHG Reduction

Analysis of Using Biogas Resources for Electric Vehicle Charging in Bangladesh: A Techno-Economic-Environmental Perspective

Challenges and an Implementation Framework for Sustainable Municipal Organic Waste Management Using Biogas Technology in Emerging Asian Countries

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