ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF ENERGY IN INDIA IS VERY GREAT.WE HAVE PLENTY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOREST RESOURCES FOR PRODUCTION OF BOIMASS. BIOMASS IS PRODUCED IN NATURE THROUGH PHOTOSYNTHESIS ACHIEVED BY SOLAR ENEGY CONVERSION. BIOMASS MEANS ORGANIC MATTER. IN SIMPLEST FORM THE REACTION IS THE PROCESS OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS IN THE PRESENCE OF SOLAR RADIATION,CAN BE REPRESENTED AS FOLLOWS H2O +CO2 CH2O +O2
IN THE REACTION WATER AND CARBON DIOXIDE ARE
CONVERTED INTO ORGANIC MATERIAL Ie CH2O WHICH IS BASIC MOLECULE OF FORMING CARBOHYDRATE STABLE AT LOW TEMPERATURE. CH2O +O2 CO2 + H2O +112 KCAL/MOLE
BIOMASS RESOURCE FALL IN THREE CATEGORY:
BIOMASS IN TRADITIONAL SOLID MASS (WOOD) IN NON TRADITIONAL FORM (CONVERTED INTO LIQUID FUELS) THE THIRD CATEGORY IS TO FERMENT THEBIOMASS DIRECTLY ANAEROBICALLY TO OBTAIN A GASEOUS FUEL CALEED BIOGAS.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
THIS IS THE ENERGY WHICH LIES EMBEDDED WITHIN THE EARTH.
ACCORDING TO VARIOUS THEORIES THE EARTH HAS A MOLTEN CORE.THE FACT THAT VOLCANIC ACTION TAKES PLACE IN MANY PLACES ON THE SURFACE OF EARTH, SUPPORT THESE THEORIES. THE STEAM AND HOT WATER COMES NATURALLY TO THE SURFACE OF EARTH IN SOME LOCATIONS OF EARTH. FOR LARGE SCALE USE BORE HOLES ARE NORMALLY SUNK WITH DEPTH UPTO 1000M, RELEASING STEAM AND WATER AT TEMPERATURE UPTO 200 OR 300 C AND PRESSURE UPTO 30 KGF/CM2. TWO WAYS OF ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION FROM GEOTHERMAL ENERGY IS BEEN SUGESTED: HEAT IS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO A WORKING FLUID WHICH OPERATES THE POWER CYCLE HOT GEOTHERMAL WATER AND/OR STEAM IS USED TO OPEARATE TURBINE DIRECTLY.
HYDROGEN ENERGY
HYDROGEN AS AN ENERGY CAN PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE
AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO CONVENTIONAL FUELS PROVIDED ITS TECHNICAL PROBLEMS OF PRODUCTION ,STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION CAN BE RESOLVED AND COST CAN CUT DOWN TO A ACCEPTABLE LIMIT. ITS ATTRACTIVE FEATURE AS AN ENERGY CARRIER IS THAT IT CAN BE PRODUCED FROM WATER THAT IS AVAILABLE IN ATMOSTPHERE. IT HAS HIGHEST ENERGY CONTENT PER UNIT OF MASS . ITS BURNING PROCESS IS NON POLLUTING AND IT CAN BE USED IN FUEL CELLS TO PRODUCE BOTH ELECTRICITY AND USEFUL HEAT.