Abstract
Electricity generation using biomass is an emerging source in developing a decentralized power system in India. Across the nation, the state of Punjab has a huge potential for biomass because it is one of the highest Paddy and Wheat producing state. Punjab biomass power generation plants mostly use paddy straw for the power generation. While yielding the crop the farmers are used to burn the by-product of crops which is harmful to the environment and increasing carbon footprints, thus affecting the global-index in sustainability. This study identifies alternative by-products as a biomass materials that are not earlier used for major power generation in addition to existing sources. The sensitivity and feasibility study has been carried out evaluating calorific values and their respective season of availability for power generation. The results show that many crops like Bagasse (dry), Papular leave (sun-drying), Maize and Pulses (Maah/Arhar) have higher calorific value 4435.57 kCal/kg, 3624.11 kCal/kg, 3734.2 kCal/kg, and 3692.63 kCal/kg respectively which is higher than paddy straw i.e. 3545.33 kCal/kg. This study identified the respective biomass having calorific value higher than the paddy straw and proposed a calendar that can be referred by biomass based power plants for the generation of power using these materials.
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