BIOMASS ENERGY

WHAT IS ENERGY

• Using chemical or physical resources to
• provide heat, light and electricity

BIOMASS ENERGY

• Material gathered from living or recently
• living organisms
• Can be gathered from plants and animals

HOW CAN BIOMASS ENERGY BE USED

• Biomass can be used in many ways in our daily lives
• Heat our homes
• Run our cars

HOW DO WE USE IT NOW

• Corn to make fuel for cars
• Plant materials to make electricity
• Make liquid fossil fuels to power electricity to power our homes
• Soybeans for biodiesel

HOW DOES IT EFFECT WHERE WE LIVE

• Can affect the air by adding toxins
• The amount of water used to make energy
• because it takes a lot of water and some
• environments don't have that amount of water

HOW DO OTHER PEOPLE ACT TO US USING THIS ENERGY

• 10% of global primary energy
• It is accepted that much more energy services can
• be obtained from biomass energy than other fuels

GOOD THINGS ABOUT BIOMASS ENERGY

• Reduces Greenhouse Gas emissions
• Reduce the dependence of foreign oil
• Supports U.S. Agriculture and forest-produce industries

BAD THINGS ABOUT BIOMASS ENERGY

• Releases Carbon Dioxide into the air
• Carbon penalty that takes years to regroup