Contents: I. Social upliftment through bio-energy and its use for rural energisation and employment: 1. Global biomass perspective/Pradeep Chaturvedi. 2. Social upliftment through bio-energy plantation and employment generation/Padma Vasudevan, Satyawati Sharma and Mira Madan. 3. Raising an energy plantation--inputs, techniques and results/Joseph Thomas and R. Perabagaran. II. Bio-fuel demand: projection and land use: 4. Demand forecast for bio-fuels/I. Natarajan. 5. National Forestry Action Plan (NFAP) for India/A.K. Mukherjee. 6. Analysis of wood fuel supply from non-forest areas/Narayan Singh. 7. Analysis of wood energy issues in national level five year development planning exercises/J.N. Maggo. III. Financing of bio-fuel projects: 8. Co-generation in sugar industries: potential and prospects in India/B.S.K. Naidu, K. Balakrishna Reddy and Nisha Menon. IV. Co-generation: 9. Co-generation in stirling engine: gasifier system/M. Sudarsan and R. Balasubramaniyan. V. Briquetting: 10. Decentralized improved charcoal production from biomass for integrated utilization/R.C. Maheshwari. 11. Biomass briquetting--an Indian perspective/S.K. Mishra and P.V.R. Iyer and P.D. Grover. VI. Gasification: 12. Performance study of jetropha oil in the place of diesel in biomass gasifiers/B. Raja, V. Narasimhan, M. Murugan, G. Thirumurugan and T.M. Haridasan. 13. Biomass fueled stirling engine: some operational constraints/N.S. Rathore and Pratap Singh. 14. Synthesis of pure amorphous silica and combustible gas from rice-straw and husk/A. Chakraverty. 15. Development of 50 KW groundnut shell based gasifier system for power generation/S.R. Patel and Vikas Kumar. VII. Biomethanation: 16. Fluidized-bed anaerobic digestion-reactor design and experimentation/D. Subhakar. 17. Performance of pilot biphasic system for the generation of methane from agricultural residues/G.P. Nagori and N. Saha. 18. Conversion and utilization of agro-industrial by products and wastes/C.B. Singh, H.K. Singh and Banwari Lal. 19. A case for biogas based rural industrialisation/V.K. Vijay, Rajendra Prasad and Jagpal Singh. VIII. Bio-fertilization: 20. Bio-fertilizers--the GSFC approach/S.B. Kute and B.J. Patel. 21. Extension strategy for promotion of bio-fertiliser use-IFFCO experience/G.C. Shrotriya. IX. Industrial and urban waste: 22. Management of municipal solid waste/Pawan Sikka. X. Draught animal: 23. Status of research and development on draught animal, power in India/N.S.L. Srivastava. XI. Improved cooking devices: 24. Thermal performance of a single pot chimneyless mud cookstove/S.K. Sharma, R.K. Wanchoo and Suneeta Chopra. 25. Cookstove--a systematic design/P.S. Rajpal, K.S. Shishodia and G.S. Sekhon. 26. Efficient utilization of biomass fuels for reducing its adverse impact on the environment/R.C. Maheshwari and J.B. Kandpal. 27. Behavioural processes in the adoption of a new technology/Dilbagh Kaur. Conclusions and recommendations. Aims and objectives of bio energy society of India.
"Bio-Energy resources play an important role in rural area development both in its social development as well as economic development. Use of fuelwood, agro-residues and cow dung have been the main stay for domestic rural energy supply. Intensive efforts in India to exploit different source of energy and upgradation of traditional technologies has resulted promotion of activities in the academic, research institutions and industries. As a result of these efforts in India, activities related to biofuels has moved in at a fast pace.
"Initial promotional efforts were found on R&D in the government supported institutions in the country. Recent efforts for promotion of industries has now led to activation of the industry.
"The bio-energy society of India being the premier organisation, working with the aim of promotion of biofuel found its attention on the role of bio energy in rural industrialization at its last national bio energy convention. Various things carried out at the convention, included.
"The book contains contribution of officials, scientists and technologists, industrialists and NGO's working in the field of bio energy. The book provides insight into the present status and the policies for implementation of progress related to bio-energy resources in India." (jacket)
