Question

Energy plantation refers to
A. Setting up new electricity plants
B. Growth of fuelwood trees
C. Manufacture of new generators
D. Erection of more dams

Answer 1

The energy plantation is a term used for the plantation of specific trees and shrubs to meet the demand of increasing energy needs by using the trees. These trees should easily be harvestable in a short time.

Step by step answer: The trees or the shrubs that are mainly used are the trees that can give fuel or the main energy source from their woods and this fuelwood can provide a local and cheaper inexhaustible renewable source of energy. The plants chosen for the plantation are based on the characteristics such as the heat content of the wood should be similar to the coal, the wood used should be less in sulfur and should not contribute to the pollution issues, the fertilizer can be made from the burnt ash of the wood. The energy plantations also help in decreasing soil erosion and can maintain the nitrogen and other elements in the soil and can prevent soil fertility. These plantations can help the local and the people in the rural area and growing variations of the trees on the same soil can provide by-products like fruits, oil, biomass, leaves, livestock, etc.
Hence, the correct answer is option (B).

Note: The fuelwood trees grown for the energy source can be used in wood-burning stove and boilers or it can also be processed into methanol, ethanol, and producer gas that can help provide wood either for cooking in homes or for industrial use.