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A Review of Major Challenges in the Field of Bagasse Cogeneration in Sugar Mills of India

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The installation of bagasse cogeneration facilities can offer a number of benefits to the international communities such as meeting energy requirements in a sustainable manner, reducing pressure on the conventional fuel resources, and increasing financial viabilities of sugar mills. These projects can be deployed for in situ consumption of heat and power generation in sugar mills. In order to promote these projects, a strong policy framework and efficient conversion technologies are required. In this chapter, status of the bagasse-based cogeneration projects has been reviewed in Indian context. First of all, bioelectricity generation potential of bagasse cogeneration projects has been estimated by applying availability and conversion constraints. Thereafter, major challenges regarding policy regulations and technological options have been elaborated for successful implementation of bagasse-based sustainable power projects. It has been found that there exists a bioelectricity generation potential of 10,648 MW that varies spatially among different states of the country. However, a number of financial, regulatory, and technical challenges are required to be overcome for realizing this potential. The central and state governments provide financial support in the form of capital and tax subsidies for promotion of this sector. The cogeneration systems installed in traditional sugar mills have low efficiency and produce less power. A number of modifications have been suggested in order to improve power-to-heat ratio and cogeneration efficiency in the sugar mills. It has been revealed that modern sugar mills equipped with advanced technology are capable of producing considerable amount of electric power for the central grid.

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Singh, J. (2020). A Review of Major Challenges in the Field of Bagasse Cogeneration in Sugar Mills of India. In: Hussain, C. (eds) Handbook of Environmental Materials Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58538-3_195-1

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