The Biomass Basics
Biomass is a form of waste. There are four forms of this renewable energy source:
1. Wood and agricultural products. Wood, sawdust, etc. are accounted for approximately producing 79 percent of biomass energy. Agricultural fruit pits and corn cobs have the ability to produce biomass.
2. Solid waste, burned for creating electricity and heat. 2000 pounds of biomass can create the same amount of heat energy a pounds of coal. Industrial boilers are used to burn elements to create electricity and power for the nation. As for the moment, coal is being burned in the boilers to produce electricity. However, hypothetically speaking, if biomass- waste from the ground, landfill garbage-was inserted, the same amount of biomass would produce the same amount of electricity as coal. The difference is, coal is non-renewable, and biomass will sustain itself perpetually. Of course, there is the fact that utilizing the garbage costs more than any other source of energy, including coal. However, using solid waste would prove very beneficial because it would decrease the amount of landfill waste in landfills across the world by a considerably large amount of 60-90 percent. This would decrease the cost of garbage disposal.
3. Landfill gas. Landfill gas is extremely harmful. As bacteria and fungi decompose the remains of dead plants and animals, a gas called methane is produced and emitted into the atmosphere. The methane gas, as earthscience.tripod.com stated, can cause fires and ignite houses; it harms the atmosphere greatly and can also conclude in gas explosions. However, this methane gas may as well be utilized for forms of energy. This can be used as a biomass energy source. Landfill sets have the ability to purify and utilize this odorless substance as a source of energy. Because America has such a colossal amount of garbage, methane gas is ample in areas around the country. Florence, Alabama, for example, has been able to produce 32 million cubic feet per day. Huge, isn't it?
4. Alcohol Fuels. Now, this isn't the alcohol that people sometimes drink. No, no. We're talking about some biomass gases, ones that would kill people if eaten. Yikes! But in truth, these fuels are beneficial to us. Ethanol, the alcohol fuel, is produced by agricultural plants and is a pURE form of Gas. e85 is made of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline, and proves a cleaner energy source for both cars and the environment. And where does this come from? Well...Biomass!
1. Wood and agricultural products. Wood, sawdust, etc. are accounted for approximately producing 79 percent of biomass energy. Agricultural fruit pits and corn cobs have the ability to produce biomass.
2. Solid waste, burned for creating electricity and heat. 2000 pounds of biomass can create the same amount of heat energy a pounds of coal. Industrial boilers are used to burn elements to create electricity and power for the nation. As for the moment, coal is being burned in the boilers to produce electricity. However, hypothetically speaking, if biomass- waste from the ground, landfill garbage-was inserted, the same amount of biomass would produce the same amount of electricity as coal. The difference is, coal is non-renewable, and biomass will sustain itself perpetually. Of course, there is the fact that utilizing the garbage costs more than any other source of energy, including coal. However, using solid waste would prove very beneficial because it would decrease the amount of landfill waste in landfills across the world by a considerably large amount of 60-90 percent. This would decrease the cost of garbage disposal.
3. Landfill gas. Landfill gas is extremely harmful. As bacteria and fungi decompose the remains of dead plants and animals, a gas called methane is produced and emitted into the atmosphere. The methane gas, as earthscience.tripod.com stated, can cause fires and ignite houses; it harms the atmosphere greatly and can also conclude in gas explosions. However, this methane gas may as well be utilized for forms of energy. This can be used as a biomass energy source. Landfill sets have the ability to purify and utilize this odorless substance as a source of energy. Because America has such a colossal amount of garbage, methane gas is ample in areas around the country. Florence, Alabama, for example, has been able to produce 32 million cubic feet per day. Huge, isn't it?
4. Alcohol Fuels. Now, this isn't the alcohol that people sometimes drink. No, no. We're talking about some biomass gases, ones that would kill people if eaten. Yikes! But in truth, these fuels are beneficial to us. Ethanol, the alcohol fuel, is produced by agricultural plants and is a pURE form of Gas. e85 is made of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline, and proves a cleaner energy source for both cars and the environment. And where does this come from? Well...Biomass!