| Chapter No. | Chapter Title | Chapter Author | Page No. |
| Forward-I | | 3 |
| Forward-II | | 5 |
| Contributors | | 7 |
| About the Book | | 11 |
| About the Editors | | 12 |
| Bio-fuels: Status and Possibilities | Dr. Pitam Chandra | 13 |
| Energy Scenario in Agriculture | S.R. Kalbande | 21 |
| Rural Based bioenergy technologies for Sustainable Energy development | Dr. C.N.Gangde | 37 |
| Biomass energy conversion techniques for domestic use : Theory and Practice | S.R. Gadge | 55 |
| Energy Plantation: alternative source for rural energy | Dr. J.S. Zope | 67 |
| Agro-Processing residue : Challenges and Opportunities | Dr. P.M. Nimkar | 72 |
| Ethanol Production from biomass | Dr. I.L. Pardeshi | 78 |
| Recycling of Agricultural and Municipal solid waste through organic manure intervention | Dr. Y.B. Taide | 93 |
| Design Considerations for open top gasifier for thermal application | Dr. A.G. Mohod, | 99 |
| Quantification and assessment techniques for biomass fuel | Dr. A.G. Mohod | 104 |
| Biogas based power generation | A.K. Kamble | 114 |
| Advance Machinery for crop residue Management | A.V. Gajakos | 124 |
| Energy management in fruits and Vegetable processing | P.H. Bakane | 143 |
| Integration of biomass power generation system to utility | Dr. V.N. Madansure | 154 |
| Carbon Crediting and strategies to avail carbon Credit | Umesh Pagrut | 165 |
| Biomass characteristics vs System Performance in gasifier based energy generation system | S.R. Kalbande | 171 |
| Potential and scope for energy generation from livestock waste | Dr. A.B. Deshmukh | 184 |
| Basic Instrumentation for testing of renewable energy gadgets | N.D. Korpe | 198 |
| Biomass for energy in forest products industry: Theory and practice | Dr. A.U. Nimkar | 204 |
| Advances in biogas plant designs for sustainable energy development | Dr. T.K. Bhattacharya | 210 |
| Decentralized power generation using biogas for rural application | Dr. T.K. Bhattacharya | 226 |
| Utilization of forest residue for charring and briquette making: Theory & Practice | Dr. H.K. Deshmukh | 234 |
| Briquetting of crop residues for gasification | Er. S.N. Singh | 237 |
| High efficiency biomass combustor cum hot air generator | Er. S.N. Singh | 247 |
| Geographical Information System for biomass assessment | Dr. G.U. Satpute | 253 |
| Ergonomics related to biomass conversion machineries | Mrs. M.M. Deshmukh | 262 |
| Solar Pumping: solution for protected irrigation in energy Crisis: | Er. Devdatta Gokhale | 269 |
| Utilization of rice husk as a fuel | Dr. P.M. Nimkar | 279 |
| Biofuel : An economic and environmental issues | Dr. B.N. Ganvir | 284 |
| Modified biogas plant technology for compatible use as a fuel in rural area | S.R. Gadge | 300 |
| Advances in Biomass Conversion systems | V.P. Khambalkar | 311 |
| Advances in liquid bio-energy for sustainable energy development | Dr.P. Venkatachalam | 336 |
| Development of gasification technology suitable for agro-residue briquettes | Dr. P. Venkatachalam | 341 |
| Waste utilization and Management in processing industries | Dr. Vinod Raut | 349 |
| Woody biomass based power generation system : Theory and practice | S.R. Kalbande | 356 |
| Biomass utilization in agriculture for energy conservation | Dr. V.K. Kharche | 370 |
| Advances in agronomical practices for agro residue production | Dr. V.M. Bhale | 376 |
| Enhancement of biomass production using micro irrigation systems | Dr. S.B. Wadatkar | 388 |
| Control and Measures of energy savings in pumping systems used for biomass production | Dr. M.M. Deshmukh | 392 |
| Environmental aspects of bioenergy production and development | Dr. S.S. Wanjari | 402 |
| Planning and Management of watershed for biomass production | Dr. S.M. Taley | 411 |
| Engineering aspects of biomass production in dryland agriculture: Theory and Practice | Dr. M.B. Nagdeve | 423 |
| Energy conservation in irrigation system | Dr. S.S. Hiwase | 430 |
| Intellectual Property Rights | Dr. S.J. Kakade | 434 |
| Mathematical modeling in energy conversion system | K.J. Shinde | 443 |
| Advance farm machinery for bio energy development: Theory and practice | Dr. S.H. Thakare | 450 |
