5: Solar energy and gasification of MSW: two promising green energy options

Soumitra Mukhopadhyay      Doosan Power Systems India Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Abstract

The world is now focusing on net-zero emissions to address global warming and its associated adverse impacts on the environment. The IEA, i.e., International Energy Agency, has released a comprehensive roadmap in order to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. The global electricity demand is increasing daily, and most energy demand is still met by power plants using fossil fuels, which play a major role in GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions. It is high time there was a shift to alternative energy sources with no or minimal greenhouse gas emissions. In this perspective, ...

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