Renewable technologies are considered as clean sources of energy and optimal use of
these resources minimize environmental impacts, produce minimum secondary wastes and …

Biomass is indirect source of solar energy and it is renewable in nature. It is one of the most
important energy source in near future because of its extensive spread availability and …

Food is essential for survival of human being. Cooking or baking of food material requires
thermal energy and such energy in developed countries is meeting through electricity …

Improving the thermal as well as emissions performance of biomass cookstoves has been of
interest to researchers for a long time. Despite there being a vast literature on the subject …

Achieving win-win outcomes in environment–development programs is a laudable goal, but
frequently difficult to realize. In this paper we review the possibilities for win-win climate and …

The global increase in population coupled with poor access to clean energy has set
pressure on solid fuel use. Through this, about one-third of the world's population currently …

Exposure to air pollutant emissions from household combustion of solid fuels is leading risk
factor for premature deaths in the develo** countries. A natural draft Improved Cook Stove …

Majority of the rural people from develo** countries are dependent on agriculture sector
and the major source of energy is traditional biomass. Due to radical climate changes, their …

The uncontrolled fossil fuel and biomass burning for cooking, water and space heating result
in household pollution, which is a major challenge in develo** countries. The cook stove …

This study analyzes the environmental performance of two centralized clean coal
technologies and localized biogas digester, biomass gasifier and a solar PV by joint use of …