Energy plays a pivotal role in socio-economic development by
raising standard of living. Biomass has been used as an energy
source for thousands of years by the humankind. Statistical data
from the International Energy Agency [1] show that conventional
energy resources, such as oil, are still the most important sources
of energy followed by coal and gas, accounting for approximately
80% of Total Primary Energy Supply (TPES). The next important
contributor is Combustible Renewable Energy (CRE), which contributes
around 10% of the world’s TPES share. CRE, or traditional
biomass energy, constitutes 80% of the total renewable energy
consumed mainly in developing countries while other forms of
modern renewable energy, such as hydro, geothermal, solar and
wind power are consumed mainly in developed countries [1].