The major sources of biomass briquettes are crop residues, including wheat straw, rice husk, rice straw, cane trash, bagasse, cotton sticks. The finished charcoal briquette has higher calorific value, burns completely thus emits lesser Air Pollution.

Biomass briquettes have the potential to be an increasingly cost competitive renewable energy source in Australia, and still to make a valuable contribution to the overall energy system mainly because of its very low price and the fact that it is ren

Biomass briquette is a renewable energy source, and can be anything from energy crops to agricultural or forestry residues and waste. It is one of the fastest growing energy sources in Germany.

Briquettes are made from charcoal with a binder and other additives. Clay, starch or other binder holds the biomass briquette together, while other additives are added to help the briquette to burn.