Analysis the Performance of Waste Heat Recovery for the Thermoelectric Power Generation.

Non-renewable energy resources, which account for about 85% of worlds’ energy (68% fossil fuels are used for electric power generation), are getting exhausted rapidly. As predicted by the Institute of Sustainable Energy Policies, by the year 2050, only 33% of non-renewable energy resources will be available for electric power generation. Hence, to meet the required demand, the remaining 67% has to be replaced by renewable energy sources. This demand in electric power generation has to be met by a pollution free, low-cost, clean energy resource, which is the need of the hour. The present research targets towards two main applications for generating power using the biomass energy based resources. They are domestic based application – burning biomass wood and utilizing the heat for generating power, industrial based application – combustion of gasified de-oiled Pongamia cake and utilizing the heat energy for generating power.