Power generation from biomass gasification - a renewable energy source based technology

Energy is essential for sustenance of life in the biosphere. This article covers biomass gasification and highlights the need of bioenergy for electricity generation covering its potential in India and power scenario in the world. Finite energy resources will get consumed in the near future. And bioenergy is essentially renewable or carbon neutral. For electricity generation, the biomass is required to be upgraded in terms of more easily handled fuels, namely gases, liquids, and charcoal using various technologies such as pyrolysis, gasification, carbonization, digestion, fermentation, etc. Biomass gasification is the renewable energy options of future energy and has potential in electricity generation from biomass. (author)