The Smart Computation of Biomass Co-Firing in Small Scale Power Plants by using Artificial Intelligence based Analysis Model

Biomass co-firing is the practice of replacing part of the fuel with biomass in coal-fired power plants. It will help reduce emissions from burning fossil fuels, partially address India's growing agricultural waste incineration problem, reduce waste burden and create jobs in rural areas. The Union Ministry of Power recently made it mandatory for every thermal power plant in the country to have 5–10 percent bio fuel co-firing. By doing this, we can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 38 million tonnes per year. According to the Ministry of Power's policy on biomass utilization, approximately 0.25-0.3 million tonnes of biomass pellets are required for each giga watt of capacity at 7% co-firing. Therefore, for 100 GW of capacity, approximately 25–30 million tonnes of biomass pellets are required. Large thermal power plants require twice as much biomass as coal. Infrastructural change is also required to bring and store such large quantities of biomass..