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Investigation and utilization of Indian peat in the energy industry with optimal site-selection using Analytic Hierarchy Process: A case study in North-Eastern India

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  • Paul, A.
  • Deshamukhya, T.
  • Pal, J.

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In the twenty-first century, energy and ecological sustainability have become a vital issue for developing countries like India. This study explores peat energy for power sectors in India. There is an abundance of peat reported across India. Literature also reports peat as an energy source when the calorific value is greater than 20920 kJ/kg. Though, the utilization of peat in the energy industry of India has remained unexplored. This work experimentally evaluates the energy of peatlands in North-eastern India for power plants. Five-peat sites of NE-India has been identified and systematic analyses, such as organic content (20–85%), ash content (15–80%), calorific values (10,600–26150 kJ/kg), etc., have been performed as per the Bureau of Indian Standard (IS) and American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). The experimental results denote that the calorific value of three sites out of five has immense prospects. A multi-criteria decision-making analysis has been conducted to select the preferable location in NE-India for setting up the energy industry using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) followed by Strength-Weakness-Opportunities-Threats (SWOT) analysis to highlight various aspects of peat and its potentiality as an energy source. An overall weightage of 56.2% is obtained for Assam, followed by 32.3% in Tripura and 8.8% in Manipur, respectively.

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  • Paul, A. & Deshamukhya, T. & Pal, J., 2022. "Investigation and utilization of Indian peat in the energy industry with optimal site-selection using Analytic Hierarchy Process: A case study in North-Eastern India," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 239(PC).
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:239:y:2022:i:pc:s0360544221024178
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2021.122169
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