Biomass

BioMass

Biomass or "bioenergy" consists of organic material that can be used as an energy source. It is the only renewable energy source that can be directly converted from a solid fuel into a liquid as either ethanol or biodiesel.

Biomass can be:

• grasses
• corn
• wheat
• trees
• methane
• agriculture/forestry residue
• organic industrial wastes
• organic municipal wastes
• paper mill wastes
• lumber mill wastes

Benefits

• reduced dependence on foreign oil
• reduced greenhouse gas emissions
• easily renewable

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