Energy from Cotton Stalks and other Crop Residues

Energy is considered the basis for the progress and prosperity of nations and societies. Availability and consumption levels of energy is the best indicator of economic and social development. In many developing countries energy from crop residues (CR) has been the main source of energy, mostly in its traditional forms designed to meet the demands of domestic uses (Hall and Rosillo, 1998). In industrialized countries, the use of crop residues for energy production has been propagated as a substitute for fossil fuels. The limited availability of fossil fuels and the growing awareness of the detrimental environmental consequences resulting from greenhouse gas emissions have reinforced the importance of crop residues as an energy resource in developed and developing countries.