Biomass Pros And Cons
Biomass is a renewable, organic energy source that comes in five different forms. Those forms include garbage, crops, wood, landfill gas, and alcohol fuels. Biomass can be converted to many useful forms of energy like transportation fuels ( such as ethanol and biodiesel). Biomass is one of the biggest green energy sources in the world.
Converting Biomass, first goes through chemical and thermal to mechanical and finally to electrical. That is the process we use when we burn biomass. So an example would be cow manure and that would be changed into fuel. How? Well there is this process called Anaerobic digesting. This process is when microorganisms break down, in a no oxygen environment, material that is biodegradable. Biodegradable means that …show more content…
But then again that equals one thousand million tons of oil each year, which is pretty cool. Biomass is used mostly in in developing countries such as Kenya, which 75% of their energy comes from biomass. Then other more populated countries also have a good number of used biomass. India uses 50%, China 33%, then Brazil uses 25%. The United States, being a rich country uses only 3% of biomass. Which is sad because to have a better future the states should use more biomass.
Sadly there are some disadvantages to biomass. Wood burning is harmful and releases air pollution. Yet that is only one out of five of the resources in biomass. If not properly controlled, the end result gases may be dangerous. A biomass boiler is slightly more expansive than a regular oil boiler. Also the boilers take up more space than any regular old oil …show more content…
It is an alternative from other resources such as fossil fuels, coal, and petroleum. Burning biomass releases carbon dioxide, which is way better than fossil fuels which releases harmful pollution. If more people recycled we could use that garbage and make energy from chemical gases. It is one of the bigger reusable resources. By using biomass you can reduce the landfills, which is always the better option. In the United States, if you install a biomass boiler than you get paid by the government to promote the use of reheat able energy. And chances are those resources are everywhere you go! Meaning it is way cheaper than fossil
Converting Biomass, first goes through chemical and thermal to mechanical and finally to electrical. That is the process we use when we burn biomass. So an example would be cow manure and that would be changed into fuel. How? Well there is this process called Anaerobic digesting. This process is when microorganisms break down, in a no oxygen environment, material that is biodegradable. Biodegradable means that …show more content…
But then again that equals one thousand million tons of oil each year, which is pretty cool. Biomass is used mostly in in developing countries such as Kenya, which 75% of their energy comes from biomass. Then other more populated countries also have a good number of used biomass. India uses 50%, China 33%, then Brazil uses 25%. The United States, being a rich country uses only 3% of biomass. Which is sad because to have a better future the states should use more biomass.
Sadly there are some disadvantages to biomass. Wood burning is harmful and releases air pollution. Yet that is only one out of five of the resources in biomass. If not properly controlled, the end result gases may be dangerous. A biomass boiler is slightly more expansive than a regular oil boiler. Also the boilers take up more space than any regular old oil …show more content…
It is an alternative from other resources such as fossil fuels, coal, and petroleum. Burning biomass releases carbon dioxide, which is way better than fossil fuels which releases harmful pollution. If more people recycled we could use that garbage and make energy from chemical gases. It is one of the bigger reusable resources. By using biomass you can reduce the landfills, which is always the better option. In the United States, if you install a biomass boiler than you get paid by the government to promote the use of reheat able energy. And chances are those resources are everywhere you go! Meaning it is way cheaper than fossil