BIOMASS ENERGY

What is Biomass?
Biomass energy is the energy which is contained inside plants and animals. There are many different kinds of biomass such as wood chips, corn and some types of garbage which are used to produce electricity. Some kinds of biomass can be burned to make energy. One common example is wood.

How does it work?
Biomass contains stored energy, this is because plants absorb energy from the sun through the process of photosynthesis. The biomass is burned, producing heat that is used to create steam to turn turbines to produce electricity.

ADVANTAGES OF BIOMASS ENERGY

• Abundant and Renewable: Since biomass energy comes from living sources, and life is plentiful and cyclical, these products hardly run out.
• Reduce Landfills: Another benefit of this energy is that it can take waste that is harmful to the environment and turn it into something useful.
• No Harmful Discharge: Biomass energy creates no harmful carbon dioxide side effects and uses once it's released into the air. It is completely natural.

DISADVANTAGES OF BIOMASS ENERGY

• Expensive: Living things are expensive to care for, feed, and house, and all of that has to be considered when trying to use waste products from animals for fuel.
• Harmful to the Environment: Making biomass energy increases methane gases, which are harmful to the Earth’s ozone layer.
• Require More Land: Burning biomass products require some land where they can easily be burnt.

BIOMASS ENERGY

HERE IS ANOTHER PHOTO OF HOW THE ELECTRICITY IS GENERATED

REFERENCES USED:

• http://www.conserve-energy-future.com/Advantages_Disadvantages_BiomassEnerg...
• https://www3.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/solutions/technologies/biomass.html
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomass
• http://www.consumerenergycenter.org/renewables/biomass/

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