Biomass Energy
Biomass goes way back to the days of the first humans when they would burn wood and other resources to make fire to heat they shelter and cook there food, biomass is using natural resources and waste to burn and produce energy that then can be converted into power. the most common way of making biomass power is to burn the biomass in a furnace and use the heat it produces to boil water into steam and use that steam to power a condensation turbine that turns a generator and then the water is cooled down and sent back to the furnace to redo the cycle.
Transporting biomass fuel to a power plant is an important aspect of any biomass energy project. Because a number of low moisture fuels can be readily collected and transported to a centralized biomass plant location or aggregated to enhance project size, this opportunity should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
It is renewable It is carbon neutral It reduces dependence on fossil fuels It can be used in many forms It is widely available It helps reduce waste It can lead to deforestation It is not totally clean when burned There is the potential for biomass to be taken from unsustainable, non-certified, forest sources.
There are some negative impacts of forest management and farming of biomass crops on ecosystems and habitats. Therefore, an environmental impact assessment for forestry and cropping is required. Furthermore a guidance for siting biomass crops to reduce impacts on birds. Transporting biomass has noise and emissions implications. There are air quality implications depending on the type of biomass used. There are high levels of water use for biomass cropping which can be problematic in areas where access to water is limited.
Transporting biomass fuel to a power plant is an important aspect of any biomass energy project. Because a number of low moisture fuels can be readily collected and transported to a centralized biomass plant location or aggregated to enhance project size, this opportunity should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
It is renewable It is carbon neutral It reduces dependence on fossil fuels It can be used in many forms It is widely available It helps reduce waste It can lead to deforestation It is not totally clean when burned There is the potential for biomass to be taken from unsustainable, non-certified, forest sources.
There are some negative impacts of forest management and farming of biomass crops on ecosystems and habitats. Therefore, an environmental impact assessment for forestry and cropping is required. Furthermore a guidance for siting biomass crops to reduce impacts on birds. Transporting biomass has noise and emissions implications. There are air quality implications depending on the type of biomass used. There are high levels of water use for biomass cropping which can be problematic in areas where access to water is limited.