This document provides an overview of biomass energy. It discusses that biomass is a renewable source of energy derived from organic material like wood, waste, and crops. Biomass can be converted into useful energy through combustion, gasification, anaerobic digestion, and liquid biofuels. In India, biomass potential is estimated at 95,000 MW and technologies like biogas from waste and co-generation in sugar mills are being utilized. While biomass energy has advantages like being indigenous and reducing emissions, it also has disadvantages like being dispersed and of low energy density.