Does biofuel has a role to play in biomass gasifier ecosystem?
A. Biofuel is a word that encompasses solid and liquid forms even though most people use it for liquid bio-fuel somewhat incorrectly. If the aim of an oil-importing country like India is to find an alternate for high speed diesel used in heavy vehicle transport, something that affects national economy very significantly, it can be done only with plant oils (or bio-diesel). Hence it is vital to preserve liquid bio-fuels for a better purpose,namely transportation. If rural needs are considered primary, then they can be conveniently used in tractors and similar vehicles. If there is excess or if the locally produced oil is expensive to transport to the market at a distance if there is no alternative, then the use for stationary power generation should be contemplated. You can download one of my articles called “foreign exchange outgo..” on our website to get more details. The beauty of the solution for stationary power generation is that solid fuels can be converted to clean gaseous fuels
