Farmers, Forests and Fuel

Mick Howes; Pandula Endagama

doi:10.3362/9781780442167

Farmers, Forests and Fuel

Towards a new biomass energy strategy for Sri Lanka

This survey of the current, and likely future extent of, biomass energy shortages in Sri Lanka seeks to identify the most appropriate means by which these might be addressed, and draws out the lessons to be learned in other parts of the world.

Published: 1995
Pages: 184

eBook: 9781780442167

Paperback: 9781853390890


CONTENTS
PREFACE TO NEW EDITION vi
PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vii
INTRODUCTION ix
ABSTRACTS xlli
Section I BIONENERGY: PRODUCTION, CONVERSION, UTILIZATION
Chapter 1 Fuelwood: Forestry & Agroforestry 3
Chapter 2 Energy Crops 23
Chapter 3 Agricultural Residues and Organic Wastes 28
Chapter 4 Peat 36
Chapter 5 Briquetting of Biomass 45
Chapter 6 Charcoal Production 55
Chapter 7 Wood and Charcoal Stoves 71
Chapter 8 Biomasss Combustion in Small-scale Industry 92
Chapter 9 Biogas 104
Chapter 10 Draught Animal Power 119
Section II BIOMASS ENGINES AND BIOMASS ENGINE FUELS
Chapter 11 Production of Biomass Engine Fuels 135
- Solid Fuels 139
- Ethanol 141
- Methanol 143
- Vegetable oils 150
Chapter 12 Biomass Fuels in Internal Combustion Engines 154
- Alcohol fuels (ethanol & methanol) 155
- Vegetable oils 157
- Producer gas 158
Chapter 13 External Combustion Engines and use of Biomass Fuels 168
- Steam engines and steam turbines 168
- Stirling engines 174
Chapter 14 Comparison & Selection of Biomass Engines 179
SECTION III SOLAR ENERGY
Chapter 15 Solar Water Heating
Chapter 16 Photovoltaics
Chapter 17 Advanced Solar Heating Systems
Chapter 18 Solar Water Distillation
Chapter 19 Solar Driers
Chapter 20 Solar Cookers
Chapter 21 Passive Heating & Cooling of Buildings
SECTION IV HYDRO, WIND AND WATER POWER
Chapter 22 Small-scale Hydropower
Chapter 23 Ocean Power: Tidal, Wave & OTEC
Chapter 24 Wind Power
Chapter 25 Water Pumping: An Overview
Chapter 26 Wind Pumps
Chapter 27 Hand Pumps
Appendices
Appendix 1 List of Abbrevations, Units and Acronyms
Appendix 2 Conversion Tables
Appendix 3 List of Background Reports Commissioned
by the Beijer Institute