India is the 7th largest country in the world spanning 328 million hectares, and great biodiversity. At present, India produces about 450–500 million tons of biomass per year. The scope for harnessing energy from biomass is better, in comparison with other renewable sources, if proper planning and implementation is adopted [10]. Even today, in many houses in rural and tribal areas, biomass residues and wood are utilized for heating through direct combustion in mud stoves [11]. In addition to direct combustion, biochemical and thermochemical conversion methods could have been implemented widely for heat and power generation, but due to economic constraints they are still unrealistic. Table 2 gives the details of the