Strategic approach to accelerating regional bioenergy development: Bioelectricity for emission reduction and sustainability

IF 5.8 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS
Arvind Singh Bisht
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The western Himalayas hold significant potential for generating bioelectricity from dry pine needle biomass. This approach provides multiple benefits, including forest fire prevention, electricity generation, and emission reduction. However, despite these advantages, the growth of this sector has fallen short of expectations. The projected electricity generation potential from pine needle biomass in this region could lead to a significant annual emission reduction of 1.7 MtCO2e through forest fire prevention and an additional 0.49 MtCO2e by displacing carbon-intensive grid electricity. Regional bioenergy development plays a crucial role in the global energy transition and aligns with SDG 13, "Climate Action," and SDG 7, "Affordable and Clean Energy." By focusing on bioenergy as a renewable and accessible energy source, local and regional communities can contribute to climate action while simultaneously ensuring affordable and clean energy for their communities. Therefore, this paper employs a hybrid SWOT-AHP analysis as a strategic planning tool to achieve emission reduction targets by stimulating regional bioenergy growth. Twenty-nine SWOT factors were identified under four variables, and then the AHP technique was employed to assign priority weights to both SWOT variables and factors. Combining SWOT with AHP analysis provides quantitatively determined priorities for the factors, enabling their objective comparison. Eventually, this study offers a comprehensive perspective that leads to policy recommendations and serves as a valuable resource for relevant stakeholders, policymakers, and researchers seeking to achieve emission reduction goals through bioelectricity generation.
加快地区生物能源发展的战略方法:生物电力促进减排和可持续性
喜马拉雅山西部蕴藏着利用干松针生物质进行生物发电的巨大潜力。这种方法可带来多重益处,包括预防森林火灾、发电和减排。然而,尽管有这些优势,这一领域的发展却没有达到预期。根据预测,该地区利用松针生物质发电的潜力可通过森林防火每年减少 170 万吨二氧化碳当量的排放量,并通过替代碳密集型电网电力每年减少 49 万吨二氧化碳当量的排放量。区域生物能源开发在全球能源转型中发挥着至关重要的作用,并与可持续发展目标 13 "气候行动 "和可持续发展目标 7 "负担得起的清洁能源 "相一致。通过将生物能源作为一种可再生、可获得的能源,地方和区域社区可以为气候行动做出贡献,同时确保为其社区提供负担得起的清洁能源。因此,本文采用 SWOT-AHP 混合分析法作为战略规划工具,通过刺激地区生物能源增长来实现减排目标。在四个变量下确定了 29 个 SWOT 因素,然后采用 AHP 技术为 SWOT 变量和因素分配优先权重。将 SWOT 分析与 AHP 分析相结合,可定量确定各因素的优先级,从而对其进行客观比较。最终,本研究提供了一个全面的视角,提出了政策建议,为相关利益方、政策制定者和研究人员通过生物发电实现减排目标提供了宝贵的资源。
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Energy and climate change
Energy and climate change Global and Planetary Change, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
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