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    Biomass is stored sunlight energy from plants that can be converted into electricity, fuel, and heat through various processes. It is a renewable resource found worldwide. Biomass can be combusted to generate electricity and heat, anaerobically digested to produce biogas, fermented to create biofuels like ethanol, or mechanically processed into biodiesel. These biomass conversion processes produce primary products like electricity, heat, biogas, or biofuels, as well as secondary products like fertilizer or chemicals.

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    Biomass is stored sunlight energy from plants that can be converted into electricity, fuel, and heat through various processes. It is a renewable resource found worldwide. Biomass can be combusted to generate electricity and heat, anaerobically digested to produce biogas, fermented to create biofuels like ethanol, or mechanically processed into biodiesel. These biomass conversion processes produce primary products like electricity, heat, biogas, or biofuels, as well as secondary products like fertilizer or chemicals.

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    Biomass is stored sunlight energy from plants that can be converted into electricity, fuel, and heat through various processes. It is a renewable resource found worldwide. Biomass can be combusted to generate electricity and heat, anaerobically digested to produce biogas, fermented to create biofuels like ethanol, or mechanically processed into biodiesel. These biomass conversion processes produce primary products like electricity, heat, biogas, or biofuels, as well as secondary products like fertilizer or chemicals.

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    Biomass Energy

    What is Biomass?
    Through
    photosynthesis
    plants convert
    sunlight energy into
    chemical energy

    Biomass is
    stored sunlight
    energy that can be
    converted to:
    Electricity
    Fuel
    Heat
    Fertilizer

    Resources
    Biomass is available almost
    everywhere in the world
    Good biomass energy resources
    have a high yield of dry material
    and use minimal land

    Crops should
    generate more energy
    than their production consume
    Biological power sources are:
    Renewable
    Easily stored
    CO2 neutral (if
    harvested sustainably)

    Biomass
    Harvesting;
    Processing
    Transport to Bio-Energy Plant

    Heat

    Combustion

    Electricity
    Anaerobic Digestion

    Biogas

    Fermentation

    Bio-Ethanol

    Chemicals

    Mechanical

    Oil

    Fuel

    Bio-Energy Plant Processing

    Bio-Energy Primary Products

    Bio-Energy Secondary Products

    Combustion: Electricity
    Combustion

    Heat
    Electricity

    Biomass can be burned in power plants to generate electricity

    In combined Heat and Power systems, the waste heat energy is


    also used to heat water or nearby homes.

    Combustion: Heating & Cooking


    Combustion

    Heat
    Electricity

    Wood can be burned to


    Heat a house
    Prepare food

    Anaerobic Digestion: Biogas


    Heat
    Anaerobic Digestion

    Biogas

    Electricity
    Fertilizer

    Biogas technology formalizes the natural


    decomposition process in the absence of
    oxygen = anaerobic digestion
    Biogas digester consists of one or more
    airtight reservoirs into which a suitable
    moist feedstock is placed
    Digester can be big or small
    Compounds produced by this process is:
    1. Methane gas = used for heating,
    cooking & electricity
    2. Odourless slurry = excellent fertilizer

    Fermentation: Biofuel
    Heat
    Fermentation

    Ethanol

    Electricity
    Chemicals
    Fuel

    Biomass can be converted


    into liquid biofuels through
    fermentation
    Maize and sugar cane can
    be converted into:
    1. Ethanol a liquid biofuel
    2. Methane a gas

    Mechanical Processing: Biodiesel


    Mechanical
    Processing

    Bio-oil

    Heat
    Electricity
    Chemicals

    Transport fuel

    Sunflower seed oil and


    soybean oil can be converted into
    biodiesel
    These fuels are more effective
    than wood = a more concentrated
    energy source
    Concerns:
    Effect of monocrops on nature?
    Dare we use food for fuel?

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