Title:
Use of Clean Green Fuel Energy from Biomass in Rural Households of Haryana (India)
Author(s):
Kumari, S., Singal, S.
Document(s):
Paper
Abstract:
Consumption of fuel energy at household level in India is very inefficient. Therefore, biomass pellets and pellet¬stoves were introduced in 110 rural households of Haryana (North¬west agrarian state) through training. Respondents had nuclear families (58.18%), were young (54.54%), illiterate (51.81%), had farming occupation (55.45%) and low family education status (38.18%). All respondents used traditional chulha (cook¬ stove). They used fuel¬ wood for cooking meals (70.00%), crop residues for heating water and preparing tea (56.36% & 72.725% respectively), and dung cakes for simmering milk and preparing cattle feed (47.27% & 80.90% respectively). After training, respondents used biomass pellet¬ stove for water heating and chapati making (90.00%), milk boiling (80.90%), and daal (lentil) preparation (68.18%). Respondents used ˝ kg pellets (88.18%) and stove burnt up to 45 minutes at a time. Respondents perceived pellet¬ stove as beneficial as it was smoke¬ free with no blackening of utensils/walls (88.18%), low ash content and no biomass mess. It was also perceived as easy to use and move. Regular continuous supply of pellets and initial cost of pellet¬ stove were expressed as major constraints. These findings have important implications for policy¬makers, field functionaries and mass media for creating awareness and mass adoption of this technology at household level.
Keywords:
biomass conversion, biomass pellets, pellet stove, rural household, Haryana (India)
Topic:
R&D on Biomass Conversion Technologies for Heating, Electricity and Chemicals
Subtopic:
Solid biofuel combustion for small and medium scale applications
Event:
20th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
2BO.7.3
Pages:
746 - 749
ISBN:
978-88-89407-54-7
Paper DOI:
10.5071/20thEUBCE2012-2BO.7.3
Price:
FREE
