Biomass or “bioenergy” consists of organic material that can be used as an energy source. It is the only renewable energy source that can be directly converted from a solid fuel into a liquid as either ethanol or biodiesel.
Biomass can be:
- grasses
- corn
- wheat
- trees
- methane
- agriculture/forestry residue
- organic industrial wastes
- organic municipal wastes
- paper mill wastes
- lumber mill wastes
Benefits
- reduced dependence on foreign oil
- reduced greenhouse gas emissions
- easily renewable
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