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30. Eco-Enterprises, Policies and Institutional Setup for RHEES - North East India

Author

Balachandra, P., Mahapatra, S., Baruah, D.C., Chanakya, H.N., and Dasappa, S.

Subjects
bioenergy, economics, sustainability, policies, business issue, 5. Biomass utilization: strategies and sustainability
Abstract

The paper presents a possible approach to address India’s formidable challenge of ensuring security of access to modern energy carriers to the majority of its rural population. This study presents a case study of the selection methodology, implementation strategies for setting up Energy Eco-enterprise in North-East, India under RHEES. The RHEES (Rural Hybrid Energy Enterprise Systems) approach aims at designing and implementing a ‘participatory’ process of capturing the perception of rural end-users on all the aspects of energy and associated benefits as well as seeking their inputs for energy access induced empowerment and long-term sustainability. In addition, the paper provides an insight into the profitability of such eco-enterprises using existing business models which support sustainability in renewable energy generation, distribution, use and develop new entrepreneurial modes which prioritize and enable production and fair marketing of value-added by-products as well as carbon credits to local, national and international markets., International Bioenergy (Shanghai) Exhibition and Asian Bioenergy Conference 2015, IBSCE 2015

Published
2015
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42. MICROWAVE DRYING CHARACTERISTICS OF ASSAM CTC TEA ( CAMELLIA ASSAMICA).

Author

HATIBARUAH, D., BARUAH, D.C., and SANYAL, SANDIP

Subjects
*MICROWAVE drying, *CAMELLIAS, *MOISTURE content of food, *TEA -- Processing, *MATHEMATICAL models, *NONLINEAR regression
Abstract

ABSTRACT Microwave drying characteristics of Assam crush, tear, curl (CTC) tea were determined at five different microwave power of 180, 360, 540, 720 and 900 W respectively. The effect of power level on moisture content and drying rate (d.b.) of 50 g CTC tea sample were investigated. The time required to reduce the moisture content to any given level in microwave drying was dependent on the power level. Four mathematical models (Henderson and Pabis, Lewis, Page and logarithmic) were used for fitting experimental data. The estimated empirical parameters together with the corresponding sum of square error from nonlinear regression analysis for all the models were tested. The Page model was found to have the better suitability for describing drying characteristics of Assam CTC tea. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS Assam crush, tear, curl tea is an important process food commodity involving substantial commercial activities at national as well as international levels. Appropriate processing of this commercially important commodity is a critical issue to be addressed to fetch higher prices at competitive tea markets. The major disadvantages of present conventional dryers used in tea drying are low-energy efficiency and long drying time. But reduction in time and energy consumption by using microwave in tea drying could make a significant contribution to tea industry. This study may successfully used for design, analysis and performance evolution of microwave tea drying. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2013
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