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Biomass Energy

Biomass Energy. A natural and renewable resource. Definition and types. Definition Biomass is biological material derived from living, or recently living organisms. Types of Biomass Biomass is plant based It can equally apply to both animal and vegetable derived material. Solid wastes.

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Biomass Energy

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  1. Biomass Energy A natural and renewable resource

  2. Definition and types • Definition • Biomass is biological material derived from living, or recently living organisms. • Types of Biomass • Biomass is plant based • It can equally apply to both animal and vegetable derived material. • Solid wastes

  3. Location • Virginia • Maine • Oregon • Florida • Texas

  4. Resource Benefits • Suppose to create 400+ construction jobs over the next 2.5 years. • Biomass fuels produce virtually no sulfur emissions and help mitigate acid rain. • Recycling of biomass decreases the needs of landfills. • Biomass combustion produces less ash than coal.

  5. Environmental Consequences • Can impact air quality depending on feedstock of the plant. • Can cause smog. • Burning biomass for energy emits large amounts of air pollution and endangers human health. • Dramatically increases greenhouse gasses.

  6. Resource Uses • Fuel • Air or steam • Gas Cleaning • Air Turbine • Flash heating • Stack

  7. Costs • Stoker boiler 1880- 4260 • Bubbling and circulating fluidized boilers 2170- 4500 • Gasifier 5570- 6545 • Landfill gas 1917- 2436 • Digesters 2574- 6104

  8. Applicable Legislation • Noise control act • Air quality act • Clean water act • Endangered species act • Occupational safety & health act

  9. Extra Facts • Domtar Currently burns 130,000 tons of clean woody biomass each year. • Biomass is all plant and animal matter on the Earths surface. • Biomass energy is renewable, you can make more in a short time. • Biomass can be made to make energy.

  10. Literature Cited • http://www.biomassenergycentre.org.uk/portal/page?_pageid=76,15049&_dad=portal • http://www.we-energies.com/environmental/biomass_factsheet.pdf • http://massenvironmentalenergy.org/docs/biomass%20factsheet%20from%20MEEA.pdf • http://biomassmagazine.com/plants/listplants/biomass/US/ • http://www.irena.org/DocumentDownloads/Publications/RE_Technologies_Cost_Analysis-BIOMASS.pdf • http://interestingenergyfacts.blogspot.com/2008/04/biomass-energy-facts.html

  11. Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeZr51Zm-WE

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