Himalayan forests are rich in pine trees populations and the pine needle is one of the major source to enhance the forest fire. There are numerous ways to resolve these problems by utilizing the pinus needles, of which briquetting and pelleting are the most commonly utilized technologies. The bulk density of loose biomass, which is typically about 40-200 kg/m3 can also be increased to densities as high as 600-1200 kg/m3. Thus, briquette preparation has the potential to meet the additional energy demands of urban and industrial sectors, thereby making a significant contribution to the economic advancement. The technology involved use of a cost-effective binder to prepare the briquettes. The pine needles briquettes were made after drying the needles for 10 days using
three different processes. The size of one briquette was approximately 7.5 cm in height and 7.5 cm in diameter. The weight of the briquettes was 90, 100, 115 g for sample T1, T2 and T3 per briquette, respectively due to different physical properties. A test was carried out to know the ash content and calorific value of the briquette. Biomass residues normally had much lower ash content (except for rice husk with 20% ash) but their ashes had a higher percentage of alkaline minerals, especially potash. Pine needle briquettes had 12.24 per cent of ash content. The calorific value of the pine needle briquette was higher in all cases as compared to pine needle biomass but T3 has higher calorific value of 5012 kcal/kg.