Dangerous Beauty: The Story of Pine Trees in the Himalayas
2019年5月25日 · A pine, locally known as Chir ka ped, (scientific name: Pinus roxburghii), is a conifer that covers about 16% of the forest area in Uttarakhand [1]. It is one of the six pines in India that have maximum occurrence and area [2].
Pine Needle Power Projects - दृष्टि आईएएस
2024年5月17日 · Pine Needle Power Projects: In 2021, the Uttarakhand State government under bio-energy projects announced a scheme to establish power projects that would use pine needles as fuel to generate electricity. The original plan was to establish multiple units ranging from 10kW to 250 kW across the State in three phases (worth about 150 MW).
Pine Trees and Forest Fires: Debunking Myths and Finding ... - The …
Experts argue that while the Uttarakhand government attributes the uncontrolled forest fires in the region to the rapidly growing presence of pine, a sustainable solution must also address the...
The Himalayan invention powered by pine needles - BBC
In Uttarakhand, in the western Himalayas, a local inventor discovered an unusual use for pine needles that is reviving the local economy, and the forest floor.
Electricity Generation using Pine Needles in Uttarakhand
Avani Bio Energy, an NGO based out of Uttarakhand, thought of helping the villagers to get rid of the problem of unreliable power supply using the locally available pine needles for power generation using biomass gasification technology for its conversion into electrical energy.
Fuel from Forests: Using pine needles and other biomass to …
2019年9月20日 · People who are employed to collect pine needles are remunerated both in cash and cooking charcoal, thereby generating income for local people and saving the forests from being cut down. Avani Bio Energy, an NGO in Uttarakhand, has developed an efficient, inexpensive charcoal cookstove made entirely from locally available materials.
Pinus roxburghii Sarg. (Chir pine): A valuable forest resource of ...
2017年7月17日 · Pinus roxbergii, commonly called as chir pine, covers 16% of the forest cover in the hilly state of Uttarakhand, India (Singh et al., 2017). The tree serves as a source of...
FORESTS OF UTTARAKHAND: DIVERSITY, DISTRIBUTION, USE PATTERN …
2019年11月16日 · The Uttarakhand Himalaya contains rich forest diversity. Forests are distributed along the altitudinal gradients from broad leaf deciduous forests to pine, mixed-oak, coniferous forests and...
Pine Needle Power Projects Prove to be Inadequate
2024年5月15日 · The Uttarakhand government was criticized by the Supreme Court following petitions related to the forest fires caused by the accumulation of dry pine due to low rainfall in April and May 2024. In 2021, the State government announced a scheme to establish power projects utilizing pine needles as fuel to produce electricity.
Under the Policy for ‘Power Generation from Pine-needle (Pine Leaves) and Other Biomass – 2018’, the Uttarakhand Government made pine forests a medium of income generation for the locals, especially women, and initiated targets for electricity generation & habitat