Biomass+Power



Biomass Power- Energy. organic matter, esp. plant matter, that can be converted to fuel and is therefore regarded as a potential energy source. -[|Dictionary.com] Biomass is natural component made from microorganisms (plants and animals). Stored energy from the sun is in Biomass fuel. During photosynthesis plants absorb the sun's energy. The energy in plants get passed on to animals and people who eat them. When the chemical energy in biomass is burned it is released as heat. The wood you burn in your fireplace is biomass fuel. Biomass Fuel is can be used for cars(2 examples are biodiesel and ethanol). Burning wood waste or garbage produces steam for making electricity, or it can provide heat to companies and homes. There are 5 main sources of biomass fuels they are wood, garbage,crops,landfill gas,and alcohol fuels.



One form of renewable energy is Biomass Fuel. This substance is made from living materials that can be used as fuel. Wood from trees is the most common biomass fuel. Crops, manure, and some garbage are other examples.

(PROS) * It will never run out because it is a renewable resource. * It will help stop global warming. (CONS) * Biomass crops take up a ton of land area. * Biomass crops, like wood, are harder to burn than fossil fuels.
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To produce Biomass fuel costs about 2000$ per kilowatt of out put power, so if you have a plant with 5 Milo watts it costs about 10,000$.

The greatest factor that is keeping biomass power from being universally accepted is that it takes to long to produce biomass fuel. People do not want to spend the time and money to burn the biomass crops.

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