Enhanced biomass production and energy conversion for use in water-scarce areas of India

加强生物质生产和能源转换，供印度缺水地区使用

• 批准号: EP/E044360/1
• 负责人: Philip Davies
• 金额: $ 90.73万
• 依托单位: Aston University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2007 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FE044360%2F1
• 关键词: Enhanced; biomass; production; energy; conversion

The provision of modern energy services is an essential part of alleviating poverty in India and the developing world. Traditionally, biomass has been and remains the principal source of energy for many and it is likely to be a major energy resource of the future. However, the distributed and low-grade nature of biomass makes it essential to introduce more effective means of production and use.Biomass production requires water and land which are also needed for other purposes. Therefore it is important to take a holistic view when it comes to making the best use of these finite resources. Rather than viewing energy conversion in isolation, our approach is to introduce technologies having multiple benefits. Thus, we will set up a plantation in the village of Manpura (representative of isolated communities in Rajasthan) to grow crops which can yield not only energy but also food, fodder, soap and botanical pesticides. In Faridabad (a small town in Haryana state) we will grow energy crops but at the same time treat sewage. A small scale tri-generation system, fuelled by biomass, will be developed to provide electricity, ice for food preservation, heat for drying crops and/or pure water for drinking.The development and transfer of these technologies makes use of a great deal of expertise already developed in the UK. For example, the development of the tri-generation system builds on work on refrigeration accomplished at the University of Warwick while introducing the new challenge of making a small-scale device suited to use in developing countries. The work on solar distillation at Aston builds on experience gained in earlier overseas projects but aims to develop UK capacity in this area of growing importance. The combination of sewage-treatment with energy plantations is well tried through recent projects in the UK and Europe; but India presents a whole new set of constraints which need to be taken into consideration.Any technology could fail if specified by the provider rather than by the user and this is especially true when the two are geographically and culturally remote from each other. To minimise this risk, a key element of the work will be the identification of socio-economic success factors through interviews, focus groups and observations in India, facilitated by our partners at IIT-Delhi.The socio-economic study will enable success to be measured where these projects are implemented; but to go beyond that we will carry out modelling, taking into account both the physical systems (plantation, engine, refrigerator, etc.) and the human participants. This modelling will enable us to investigate a variety of future scenarios in which the technologies are implemented.This project is a consortium among the universities of Aston, Warwick, Leeds, Bristol and Coventry with assistance from WRc and in close collaboration with IIT-Delhi.

提供现代能源服务是减轻印度和发展中国家贫困的重要组成部分。传统上，生物量一直是许多人的主要能源来源，它可能是未来的主要能源。但是，生物质的分布式和低级性质使得引入更有效的生产和使用方式至关重要。BIOMASS生产需要水和土地，这也需要其他目的。因此，在充分利用这些有限资源时，请务必进行整体观点。我们的方法不是孤立地观看能量转换，而是引入具有多种好处的技术。因此，我们将在曼普拉（Rajasthan孤立社区的代表）村建立一个种植园，以种植不仅能量，而且可以产生能量，还可以产生食物，饲料，肥皂和植物农药。在法里达巴德（哈里亚纳邦州的一个小镇），我们将种植能源作物，但同时也要处理污水。将开发出一个由生物量推动的小规模的三一生成系统，以提供电力，用于食品保存的冰，用于干燥作物的热量和/或纯水以饮用。英国已经发展的专业知识。例如，在沃里克大学（University of Warwick）的制冷工作基础上，三生系统的发展是基于制造新的挑战的新挑战，即制造适合在发展中国家使用的小型设备。阿斯顿太阳蒸馏的工作基于在较早的海外项目中获得的经验，但旨在发展这一重要性的英国能力。在英国和欧洲的最新项目中，污水处理与能源种植园的结合得到了很好的尝试。但是，印度提出了一套全新的约束，需要考虑到任何技术，如果提供者指定的是，任何技术可能会失败，而不是用户，当两者在地理上和文化上彼此之间偏远时，尤其如此。为了最大程度地降低这种风险，这项工作的关键要素将是通过访谈，焦点小组和印度的观察来识别社会经济成功因素，这是由我们在IIT-Delhi的合作伙伴促进的。社会经济研究将使成功能够成为成功测量实施这些项目的位置；但是除此之外，我们将考虑物理系统（种植园，发动机，冰箱等）和人类参与者的建模。这种建模将使我们能够研究实施这些技术的各种未来方案。该项目是Aston，Warwick，Leeds，Bristol和Coventry大学的一个财团，并在WRC的协助下并与IIT-Delhi紧密合作。

项目成果

Analysis of interactions among variables of renewable energy projects for sustainable development in India

印度可持续发展可再生能源项目变量之间的相互作用分析

• 发表时间: 2011
• 期刊: Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research
• 影响因子: 0.6
• 作者: Eswarlal, VK

A greenhouse integrating desalination, water saving and rainwater harvesting for use in salt-affected inland regions

内陆盐害地区集海水淡化、节水、雨水收集于一体的温室

• 发表时间: 2011
• 期刊: Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research
• 影响因子: 0.6
• 作者: Davies, P A

Small-scale reverse osmosis brackish water desalting system combined with greenhouse application for use in remote arid communities

小型反渗透苦咸水淡化系统与温室应用相结合，用于偏远干旱社区

• DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2009.464
• 发表时间: 2012
• 期刊: Desalination and Water Treatment
• 影响因子: 1.1
• 作者: Hossain A

Land resource requirements for bioenergy in India

印度生物能源的土地资源需求

• 发表时间: 2011
• 期刊: Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research
• 影响因子: 0.6
• 作者: Elgy, J

A solar-powered reverse osmosis system for high recovery of freshwater from saline groundwater

太阳能反渗透系统可从含盐地下水中高效回收淡水

• DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2010.12.010
• 发表时间: 2011
• 期刊: Desalination
• 影响因子: 9.9
• 作者: Davies P