VISION

• To establish the Institute as an apex R & D institution for carrying out state-of-the-art research  and developmental activities in the area of bio-energy, including human resource development at all levels, post-doctoral research and research leading to commercialization of renewable energy technologies.

MISSION

• To be knowledge based R & D Institution of high quality.

• Providing services and seeks to find optimum solutions for the major stakeholders across the entire spectrum of the bio-energy sector.

• To support the Rural Energy sector in developing the knowledge for promoting new technology.

OBJECTIVES

• To carry out and facilitate research, design, development, testing, standardization and technology demonstration eventually leading to commercialization of R & D output with a focus on:

a. Bioenergy, biofuels and synthetic fuels in solid, liquid and gaseous forms for transportation, portable and stationary applications; and
b. Development of hybrid/integrated energy systems.

• To undertake and facilitate human resource development and training including post-doctoral research in the area of bioenergy.

• To create facilities for operationalization of the Institute.

FUNCTIONS

The Institute proposed to work on the following areas as per direction of the Governing Council chaired by Secretary, MNRE:

• Solid Fuel laboratory: Biomass characterization, combustion, pyrolysis and Testing of Chulha.
• Liquid Fuel laboratory: Biodiesel, Bio-ethanol and Hydro-cracking of vegetable oil.

• Gaseous Fuel laboratory: Producer gas, Biogas and Bio-hydrogen.