TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploitation of renewable energy for sustainable development and overcoming power crisis in Bangladesh
AU - Ahmed, Shamsuddin
AU - Islam, Md Tasbirul
AU - Karim, Mohd Aminul
AU - Karim, Nissar Mohammad
PY - 2014/12
Y1 - 2014/12
N2 - A developing country such as Bangladesh, where economic development without compromising the eco-friendly environment is a burning issue, needs huge supply of power. Having very limited fossil fuels, sources of renewable energy such as solar, wind, biomass and limited hydro power are the probable alternatives to offset energy crisis in Bangladesh and similar other countries. Over three-quarters (76 percent) of Bangladeshi people are out of on-grid connected electrical power supply. Undeniably, it has limited natural gas being used for a large variety of purposes. Energy demand is estimated to increase exponentially, implying alarming supply and demand gap. Despite prospects of huge renewable energy sources, presently, this country has only 0.3 percent of renewable energy share to the total energy supply. This paper reviews the renewable energy status and its prospective use in Bangladesh as well as renewable energy technologies obtainable in Bangladesh. It also attempts to provide future research directions and show ways to harness renewable energies to meet the future demand.
AB - A developing country such as Bangladesh, where economic development without compromising the eco-friendly environment is a burning issue, needs huge supply of power. Having very limited fossil fuels, sources of renewable energy such as solar, wind, biomass and limited hydro power are the probable alternatives to offset energy crisis in Bangladesh and similar other countries. Over three-quarters (76 percent) of Bangladeshi people are out of on-grid connected electrical power supply. Undeniably, it has limited natural gas being used for a large variety of purposes. Energy demand is estimated to increase exponentially, implying alarming supply and demand gap. Despite prospects of huge renewable energy sources, presently, this country has only 0.3 percent of renewable energy share to the total energy supply. This paper reviews the renewable energy status and its prospective use in Bangladesh as well as renewable energy technologies obtainable in Bangladesh. It also attempts to provide future research directions and show ways to harness renewable energies to meet the future demand.
KW - electricity generation
KW - fossil fuel
KW - renewable energy
KW - sustainability
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84905279954&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.renene.2014.07.003
DO - 10.1016/j.renene.2014.07.003
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84905279954
SN - 0960-1481
VL - 72
SP - 223
EP - 235
JO - Renewable Energy
JF - Renewable Energy
ER -