?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F13896%2F&rft.title=Techno-economic+Assessment+of+Biomass+Pellets+for+Power+Generation+in+India&rft.creator=Purohit%2C+P.&rft.creator=Chaturvedi%2C+V.&rft.description=Biomass+pellet+production+has+increased+considerably+in+recent+years%2C+mainly+due+to+the+demand+created+by+policies+and+bioenergy-use+targets+in+the+European+Union+(EU).+Global+biomass+pellet+production+was+24.1+million+tonne+(Mt)+in+2014.+In+this+study%2C+a+preliminary+attempt+has+been+made+to+assess+the+techno-economic+feasibility+of+biomass+pellets+for+electricity+generation+in+India+produced+from+biomass+surplus+available+from+agriculture+and+forestry%2Fwasteland.+Biomass+surplus+availability+from+agriculture+and+forestry%2Fwasteland+for+biomass+pellet+Production+is+estimated+at+242+Mt+for+2010%E2%80%9311%2C+and+is+expected+to+rise+to+281+Mt+in+2030%E2%80%9331+due+to+increased+crop+production+and+associated+waste%2Fresidue+availability.+The+surplus+biomass+availability+from+the+agricultural+sector+(123+Mt+in+2010%E2%80%9311)+alone+is+sufficient+to+substitute+25%25+of+the+current+coal+consumption+in+the+power+sector+(through+cofiring+of+coal+with+biomass+pellets).%0D%0A%0D%0AIn+terms+of+related+capacity%2C+the+potential+of+biomass+pellet-based+power+(BPBP)+projects+is+estimated+at+30+GW+for+2010%E2%80%9311+and+35+GW+for+2030%E2%80%9331.+The+associated+CO2+mitigation+potential+resulting+from+the+substitution+of+coal+is+estimated+at+192+and+205+Mt+CO2eq+in+2020%E2%80%9321+and+2030%E2%80%9331+respectively+if+the+entire+biomass+surplus+available+from+the+agricultural+and+forestry%2Fwasteland++sectors+were+to+be+diverted+for+power+generation.+Using+a+simple+framework+for+determining+the+techno-economic+feasibility+of+biomass+pellets%2C+the+pellet+production+cost+is+estimated+at+INR+4%2C473%2F+tonne+for+a+1%2C500+kg%2Fhr+capacity+biomass+pellet+unit.+The+levelised+cost+of+electricity+is+estimated+at+INR+8.35%2FkWh+for+BPBP+as+compared+to+the+INR+6.92%2FkWh+for+imported+coal.+For+states+with+lower+tariff+for+biomass+power%2C+the+breakeven+price+of+carbon+for+BPBP+projects+is+estimated+at+18+Euros.+Our+preliminary+estimates+indicate+that+BPBP+projects+will+currently+generate+employment+of+more+than+5+million+person-months+in+the+construction+of+biomass+power+plants+and+over+200%2C000+full-time+employments+in+the+operation+of+biomass+power+plants+and+in+the+production+of+biomass+pellets.&rft.publisher=CEEW+Working+Paper.+Thapar+House%2C+New+Delhi%2C+India&rft.date=2016-10&rft.type=Other&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=text&rft.language=en&rft.rights=cc_by&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F13896%2F1%2FCEEW%2520-%2520Working%2520Paper%2520-%2520Techno-economic%2520assesment%2520of%2520bio-pellets%2520-%252025Oct16.pdf&rft.identifier=++Purohit%2C+P.+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fview%2Fiiasa%2F239.html%3E+ORCID%3A+https%3A%2F%2Forcid.org%2F0000-0002-7265-6960+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Forcid.org%2F0000-0002-7265-6960%3E+%26+Chaturvedi%2C+V.++(2016).++Techno-economic+Assessment+of+Biomass+Pellets+for+Power+Generation+in+India.++++CEEW+Working+Paper.+Thapar+House%2C+New+Delhi%2C+India++++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fceew.in%2Fpdf%2FCEEW%2520-%2520Working%2520Paper%2520-%2520Techno-economic%2520assesment%2520of%2520bio-pellets%2520-%252025Oct16.pdf