Electricity generation from rice husk in Indian rice mills: Potential and financial viability

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 14, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 573-583

  Kapur, T ^a   Kandpal, T C ^a   Garg, H P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Financial feasibility; Husk availability; Paddy parboiling; Rice husk gasifiers; Rice mill; Unit cost of electricity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; COST ACCOUNTING; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC RATES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GASIFICATION;

RICE HUSKS; RICE MILLS;

BIOMASS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOMASS POWER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY EGENERATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY RESOURCES;

INDIA;

ORYZA SATIVA (INDICA CULTIVAR-GROUP);

EID: 0032076662     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(98)00033-6     Document Type: Note

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