Introduction
The World Bank is requesting proposals for innovative pilot projects that demonstrate new approaches to modernizing biomass energy in Sub‐Saharan Africa. This request for proposals is part of a new initiative called the Biomass Energy Initiative for Africa (BEIA) which is administered by the World Bank Africa Energy Unit (AFTEG) and financed by the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) Africa Renewable Energy Access (AFREA) Trust Fund, provided by the Government of the Netherlands.
The rationale for these pilot projects is that biomass is and will continue to be for many decades a predominant local source of energy in Sub‐Saharan Africa, since it is used for home cooking, heating and also commercial and industrial applications such as for bakeries, charcoaling, lime production, bricks and tile production, tobacco drying and other uses. Modernization of this sector with a view to obtaining a sustainable supply, efficient usage and new modern and cleaner applications of biomass energy is necessary and can be justified based on health, energy security, socio‐economic, and global and local environmental reasons.
Objectives:
The Biomass Energy Initiative for Africa will co‐finance about 10‐15 promising pilots of innovative biomass energy projects throughout the Sub‐Saharan Africa region that could advance the biomass agenda, in terms of learning how to apply new knowledge/experience, and/or increased institutional capacity and understanding of biomass energy. These pilots are intended to present knowledge of building blocks for World Bank operations.
Link to full-text – http://www.esmap.org/beia/BEIA_call_for_proposals_pilot_projects_English.pdf
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Request partnerships and financing for develop our activities of biomass briquetting production in Côte d’Ivoire.
Our company SIVTA manufacture and commercilize now and small Briqeuetting plant of wood saw dust and chips. the capacity of the press about 100 kg/hr.
we request of about 100,000 $ us and 150,000 $ us to develop our activities towards other west Africa countries.
Request partnerships and financing for develop our activities of biomass briquetting production in Côte d’Ivoire.
Our company SIVTA manufacture and commercilize now a small Briqeuetting plant of wood saw dust and chips. the capacity of the press about 100 kg/hr.
we request of about 100,000 $ us and 150,000 $ us to develop our activities in other west Africa countries.
UNLIMITED BIOMASS ENERGY SOURCE WITH ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROWTH
ENERGY CONSUMED DAILY IS LACS OF KW . THIS IS GENERATED MAINLY FROM FOSSIL FUELS WHICH ARE NOT RENEWABLE. EXTRACTION OF FOSSIL FUEL MAINLY COAL DESTROYS THE ECOLOGICAL BALANCE.THE ALTERNATIVES PRESENTLY AVAILABLE ARE NONE.
HOWEVER THE FOLLOWING SUGGESTION MAY BE LOOKED INTO. LAND AREA IS COVERED BY ALOMOST 30% FORESTS WHICH IS DEPLETING VERY FAST. THE DEPLETION OF FORESTS IS OWING TO VARIOUS REASONS. ONE OF THEM IS FOREST FIRE WHICH ENGULFS MILLIONS OF PLANTS,FAUNA AND FLORA. FURTHER THE HEAT GENERATED CONTRIBUTES TO GLOBAL WARMING. CAN THIS BE CHANELLISED TO MEET THE ENERGY REQUIREMENT ? CAN THIS BE USED TO INCREASE THE FOREST COVER ? THE ANSWER IS 200%.
THE DURATION OF FOREST FIRE IS HARDLY 2 MONTHS. HOWEVER THIS TAKES A LOT OF TOLL IN GROWTH OF FORESTS. DURING SUMMER THERE IS FALL OF LEAVES. THESE ARE SET INTO FIRE BY CURIOUS / IGNORANT PERSONS. DEFORESTATION,CONSERVATION OF NATURE HARDLY MATTERS TO THEM. ONLY FOR THEIR WHIMS THE EARTH IS INCHING TOWARDS A SILENT DEATH.
HOW ABOUT ENTRUSTING THE DESTROYERS THE ROLE OF CONSERVATOR ? THE SEASON CAN BE EARMARKED FOR HARVESTING OF DRY LEAVES. DRY LEAVES CAN BE COLLECTED BY LOCAL PEOPLE. THIS WILL IMMEDIATELY ARREST FIRE AS THE MEDIUM OF EXPANSION OF FIRE I,E CARPET OF DRY LEAVES WILL BE NO MORE.
WILL IT BE ECONOMICAL ? NOT ONLY THIS WILL BE ECONOMICAL BUT WILL BE PROFIT GENERATING. THE LEAVES CAN BE PASSED INTO POWER GENERATING UNITS OR SMALL POWER STATIONS INSTALLED AT STRATEGIC POINTS. THE REVENUE GENERATED FROM SALE OF POWER CAN PASS TO THE COLLECTORS OF THE DRY LEAVES. THERE WILL BE A MAD RUSH FOR COLLECTION OF LEAVES AND FOR FURTHER AFFORESTATION. THE FOREST COVER WILL GROW DRAMATICALLY.
WHO WILL BE BENIFITTED ? THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE INSTANTLY AND THE WHOLE MANKIND SHORTLY. THE ECONOMY OF PEOPLE WILL LEAVE NO SCOPE FOR TERRORISM AND NAXALISM. ONE WILL NOT BE SURPRISED IF TALIBANS GO FOR AFFORESTATION INSTEAD OF PUPPY CULTIVATION.
THOUGH THE PERIOD OF THE ENERGY GENERATION FROM THIS SOURCE IS ONLY TWO MONTHS THIS CAN BE STRETCHED FURTHER AFTER GROWTH OF FORST COVER. WITH GROWTH IN THIS SECTOR FOSSIL FUELS CAN BE DONE AWAY WITH. GROWTH OF FOREST COVER AND REDUCED USE IN FOSSIL FUELS WILL REDUCE GLOBAL WARMING FASTER IN LESS THAN A DECADE. A SERIOUS THOUGHT AND QUICK ACTION IS NECESSARY WHICH CAN BE GIVEN A FILIP BY YOU WITH YOUR WIDESPREAD NETWORK AND KNOWHOW.
EXPECTING A POSITIVE RESPONSE.
N.B: THE AUTHOR IS A CIVIL ENGINEER EMPLOYED WITH COAL INDIA LIMITED AND HAS AN MBA DEGREE AND DESIRES TO BE INVOLVED IN RESEARCH PROGRAMMES IN DEVELOPMENT OF PILOT PROJECTS RELATED TO BIOMASS ENERGY.
BIMAL KUMAR DAS
QTR NO-C/12, ORIENT COLLIERY
BRAJRAJNAGAR
DIST: JHARSUGUDA
ORISSA, INDIA
E MAIL ID:- manisha_3296@yahoo.com
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