International Journal of Advancements in Research & Technology, Volume 2, Issue 6, June-2013 271 ISSN 2278-7763 Copyright © 2013 SciResPub. IJOART Biomass - Resource for Sustainable Development Bhawana Pathak, Shalini Chaudhari and M. H. Fulekar School of Environment and Sustainable Development Central University of Gujarat Sector 30, Gandhinagar 382030 Email: mhfulekar@yahoo.com Abstract: Renewable energy generation from the Biomass is and will become a primary source substituting energy generation from fossil fuel. Biomass available in abundance can be used for energy generation using different technology. In the present paper biomass energy sources including biofuel generation in the first generation, second generation and third generation have been highlighted. Biodiesel productions from algal species employing latest technology are also discussed. Few case studies have been cited in the paper. Different technology can be developed to generate a renewable energy using Biomass. Introduction The increasing industrialization and motorization of the world has led to a steep rise for the demand of petroleum-based fuels [1, 2]. Today fossil fuels take up 80% of the primary energy consumed in the world, of which 58% alone is consumed by the transport sector [3].Progressive depletion of conventional fossil fuels with increasing energy consumption and GHG emissions have led to a move towards alternative, renewable, sustainable, efficient and cost-effective energy sources with lesser emissions [4,5,8,9]. India, with its vast population and limited natural resources for meeting its energy requirements, needs to maintain its momentum of growth and this can be made possible only with a clear strategy for use of best possible energy options available. India needs to have a long term strategy for meeting its energy needs by 2050 and a short term goal of 2020 which can be small steps towards attaining energy security by 2050. The broad vision behind energy policy must be to meet energy demands reliably with energy which is clean and affordable and this must be done in an environmentally sustainable manner using different fuels and forms of energy, as well as new and emerging sources to ensure supplies at all times[10].Renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, hydro, geothermal and energy from biomass and waste have been successfully developed [Table-1]and used by different nations to limit the use of fossil fuels.[11] Renewable energy is a promising alternative solution because it is clean and environmentally safe. They also produce lower or negligible levels of greenhouse gases and other pollutants when compared with the fossil energy sources they replace [12, 13]. IJOART