ENERGY ALTERNATIVES: RENEWABLE
ENERGY AND ENERGY CONSERVATION
TECHNOLOGIES
Status of Bio Resource :
The ratio of productivity and fuelwood demand is computed to
get an idea of level of bioresource availability in Kolar.
The availability to demand ratio ranges from 0.33 (if
fuelwood demand is taken as 2.5 kg/person/day) to 0.64 (if
fuelwood demand is taken as 1.3 kg/person/day). The ratio
being less than one indicates that there is bio resource
scarcity. Bioenergy planning builds an adequate data and also
supports effective policy making. Bioenergy planning 'works'
if it directs resource allocation and leads to further sound
government interventions amongst other energy options.