There has been a great deal of concern all the world over about sustainable development. However, unlike the developed industrialized countries with high standard of living, the sustainability debate in countries like India been consistently fraught with difficult operational issued because of...

This paper presents a goal programming model for selection of Integrated Rural Energy System (IRES). The decisions involve (i) selection of a mix of energy generating systems and (ii) allocation of energy from these to different end-uses. These decisions are made considering several goals such...

The paper critically analyzes the historical processes of the evolution of energy policy in India and its relationship with development strategies. The paper is divided into three time periods related to global energy situation: upto first energy crisis 1973; upto second and third energy crisis...

This paper describes the historical processes and experiences in the biogas technology promotion programme in India and China. The comparative analysis of the experiences in India and China is an attempt to bring out the politico-historical, administrative and policy differences in rural...

One of the Govt. programme to tackle energy problem in rural areas, particularly for the poorer sections is the establishment of Community Biogas Plant. The present case study deals with techno-economic and managerial problems in implementing the community Biogas plants in rural areas. It brings...

This paper discusses the impact of dung availability and economic importance of biogas plants in Integrated Rural Energy System (IRES). Fixed Cost, maintenance cost, feedstock cost and manpower costs of community biogas plant are presented. IRES selection for four villages using the Mixed...

Solar Energy is a direct and perrenial energy source. It is non polluting and is available freely. The technology of converting solar energy into heat and utilizing it for various applications can now be commercially exploited. Solar Energy is received in the form of light and heat radiation....

This paper discusses the process and methodology for the Integrated Rural Energy System (IRES) and organization of IRES. The planning includes methodology for estimation of village energy needs and energy resources, information and data on alternate energy systems available, model for optimal...

This paper presents economic analysis of food-energy relationship with implications for subsistence farmers; behaviour and credit policy. The analysis of the model formulated by Timmer is discussed. A model is formulated to study the food-energy relationship for subsistence farmers. Implications...

The unintended consequences of industrialisation in the form of social problems are a matter of growing concern. An even more challenging task is to industrialise the pre-industrial societies without creating similar problems. The authors contend that this requires a viewpoint which integrates...