IJEP 45(2): 146-153 : Vol. 45 Issue. 2 (February 2025)
1. Aliah University, Department of Civil Engineering, Kolkata – 700 160, West Bengal, India
2. Techno International, Department of Electrical Engineering, New Town, Kolkata – 700 156, West Bengal, India
3. Techno International, Department of Basic Science and Humanities, New Town, Kolkata – 700 156, West Bengal, India
Abstract
Increasing energy demand and population growth are intrinsically related. At the same time, dependency on conventional energy (coal-based) is one of the major causes of increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally. This necessitates the use of non-conventional energy all across the world, first to convert waste to energy and secondly to curb GHG emissions. The current paper focuses on the utilization of municipal solid waste to extract energy from it, thereby reducing the GHG emissions for a particular town, Nandigram, in the district of Medinipur, in the state of West Bengal. For the state of West Bengal, the major percentage of generation is from coal power plants. Considering the non-viable option of fossil fuels in the years to come, non-conventional energy is the way forward. As for the current paper, the thrust has been given to emphasize the importance of one of the daily wastes produced from the households (municipal solid waste) as a source of energy to supplement the total energy required for Nandigram (blocks I and II).
Keywords
Municipal solid waste, Greenhouse gas emissions, Composition of municipal solid waste, Heat value, Energy demand, Green savings
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