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Dendro Power Basics

This document discusses factors that affect the healthy growth of fuelwood, recommendations to avoid a fuelwood shortage, and the advantages and disadvantages of using fuelwood. It notes that sufficient sunlight, irrigation, soil fertility, and protection from weeds and browsing are necessary for healthy fuelwood growth. Recommendations include sustainable harvesting, more efficient stoves and furnaces, and alternative energy sources. While fuelwood enhances beauty, climate, and jobs, its use as energy has higher costs than coal, requires more wood, and risks increased CO2 without replanting.

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Dendro Power Basics

This document discusses factors that affect the healthy growth of fuelwood, recommendations to avoid a fuelwood shortage, and the advantages and disadvantages of using fuelwood. It notes that sufficient sunlight, irrigation, soil fertility, and protection from weeds and browsing are necessary for healthy fuelwood growth. Recommendations include sustainable harvesting, more efficient stoves and furnaces, and alternative energy sources. While fuelwood enhances beauty, climate, and jobs, its use as energy has higher costs than coal, requires more wood, and risks increased CO2 without replanting.

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DENDRO POWER

Factors affecting for healthy growth of


Fuel wood

Sufficient sunlight intensity for long hours


Good irrigation and sufficient wind
Favorable soil structure
Good fertility of soil or regular supply of fertilizer
to match harvest
Avoid weeds and browsing of plants at tender age.
Take care of human enemies of plantations
Take care of insects, pests and parasites.
Recommendations to avoid a fuelwood
shortage
Ensuringexisting wood resources are harvested and used
without waste.
Testingand developing fuel efficient stoves, kilns, ovens,
and furnaces of sizes and uses, particularly the ones which
constructed and maintained at village levels where
fuelwood is consumed in large quantities.
Institutingpolicies and programs that encourage the use of
alternative energy sources such as biogas and solar heat.
Control harvesting intensity to preserve forest productivity.
Fuel Value of Biomass and Coal

Property Biomass Coal


Water content 30-90 0.5-20
Oxygen content % dry 30-40 2-20
matter
Calorific value GJ/dry t 16-24 29-37
Ash content % dry matter 1-13 5-25
Energy density of wet 1-15 43
material GJ/m3
Fuel wood based Industries in Sri Lanka
Brick burning
Tile burning
Lime calcining
Tobacco curing
Kiln drying of timber in furniture Industry
Pottery Industry
Charcoal Industry
Metal and Foundry Industry
Oil Industries (Coconut, Cinnamon etc,.)
Foods and Bakery Industry
Hotels and Restaurants Industry
Agro Processing Industry
Advantages of Fuel wood

Enhancement of Natural Beauty


Effect on Climate and Soil nutrition
Water conservation
Land slides and floods prevention
Improvement of Aquatic life
New job opportunities
MSW requirement for power gerneration
CO2 Emission due to fossil fuel
Amount of wood for power generation
Disadvantages of fuel wood
cost of dendro thermal power is slightly higher than that of coal
If not replaced the burnt wood with new plantation CO2 emission will not reduce
Land usage because it could affect usage of land for agriculture
When the fume comes out from the power plant must be cleaned by absorbing harmful gases
but this need new technology and it is a costly exercise
Ash content must be addressed separately
Transportation of wood need extra cost
Amount of wood needed to generate same amount of power from fossil fuel or coal is high
Energy content is less
Energy efficiency is low
If not imposed strict rules and regulation doors are opened to cut trees in forest for other use.

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