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    Biomass is biological material derived from living or recently living organisms. It is essentially stored solar energy that can be converted to electricity, fuel, and heat. Sources of biomass include fast-growing trees and grasses, agricultural residues, wood waste, and methane from landfills. Biomass can be converted to energy through thermochemical processes like combustion and pyrolysis or biological processes like bacterial decay and fermentation. Using biomass has benefits like reducing reliance on fossil fuels, job creation, and lowering greenhouse gas emissions. While not as efficient as fossil fuels, biomass is a renewable alternative with significant advantages if developed sustainably.

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    Biomass is biological material derived from living or recently living organisms. It is essentially stored solar energy that can be converted to electricity, fuel, and heat. Sources of biomass include fast-growing trees and grasses, agricultural residues, wood waste, and methane from landfills. Biomass can be converted to energy through thermochemical processes like combustion and pyrolysis or biological processes like bacterial decay and fermentation. Using biomass has benefits like reducing reliance on fossil fuels, job creation, and lowering greenhouse gas emissions. While not as efficient as fossil fuels, biomass is a renewable alternative with significant advantages if developed sustainably.

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    UNIVERSITY OF GUYANA

    FACULTY OF TECHNOLOGY
    DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

    MEC 4205
    Alternative Energy
    Name : Arvinda Lall
    Topic : Biomass

    1
    WHAT IS BIOMASS?
     Biomass is biological material , derived from living or recently living

    organisms.

     Biomass can equally apply to both animal and vegetable derived material.

     Essentially, biomass is stored solar energy which man can convert to

    electricity, fuel and heat.

    2
    SOURCES OF BIOMASS
     Fast growing trees and grasses

     Agricultural residues like used vegetable oils, or corn

     Wood waste like paper trash, yard clippings, sawdust, or wood chips.

     Methane that is captured from landfills, livestock, and municipal waste


    water treatment

    3
    CONVERSION OF BIOMASS TO ENERGY
    Thermochemical Process :

     Combustion

     Pyrolysis

     Gasification

    Biological Process :

     Bacterial decay

     Fermentation
    4
    REASONS FOR USING BIOMASS
     It reduces the overreliance of fossil fuels

     Is less expensive than fossil fuels.

     Biomass production adds a revenue source for manufacturers.

     Less garbage in landfills

     Biomass helps climate change by reducing greenhouse gas


    emissions

     Biomass is widely available source of energy


    5
     Biomass is a renewable energy source and it is easily stored

     Job creation

    While the advantages of biomass energy are plenty, there are also
    some shortcomings, including:

     Biomass energy is not as efficient as fossil fuels

     It is not entirely clean

     Can lead to deforestation


    6
    CONCLUSION
     Even though they are a few disadvantages of biomass , the
    benefits are significant.
     While realizing this opportunity, countries will benefit from
    calibrating their developmental strategies , to ensure they
    advance and contribute to the transition from fossil fuel to
    biomass most effectively.

    7
    BIBLIOGRAPHY
     Davor H, n.d. [Online] Available at: http://www.our
    energy.com/benefits_of_biomass.html
    [Accessed 15 May 2020].

     Zhongyang Luo. [Online] Available at: https://


    link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-1-4419
    -7991-9_27
    [Accessed 15 may 2020].

    8
    THE
    END
    QUESTIONS?

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