Title of article :
Dissemination of cooking energy alternatives in India—a review
Author/Authors :
Pohekar، نويسنده , , S.D. and Kumar، نويسنده , , Dinesh and Ramachandran، نويسنده , , M.، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2005
Pages :
15
From page :
379
To page :
393
Abstract :
Energy requirements for cooking account for 36% of total primary energy consumption in India. The rural and urban populaces, depend mainly, on non-commercial fuels to meet their energy needs. Diverse urban growth patterns have led to structural changes in economy, and have important ramifications on energy consumption in household sector. It is observed that India follows income-based ladder starting with fuelwood and ending with sophisticated fuels like liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and electricity. This paper discusses cooking energy dissemination in the country with an objective of understanding the underlying socioeconomic factors governing the utilization of various fuels/energy carriers in cooking. The diffusion of renewable energy devices is observed to be far below their estimated potential. Policy interventions required for better dissemination of renewable energy based devices are also discussed.
Keywords :
Cooking energy , Renewable energy , Solar cookers , dissemination
Journal title :
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Serial Year :
2005
Journal title :
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Record number :
1497916
Link To Document :
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