Biomass Energy
Transcript: Biomass Energy Pros: Wood -when we receive heat from biomass energy through wood, it is stored solar energy Alcohol -during distillation, biomass fuel, such as corn, is changed to an alcohol such as ethanol. -ethanol can be mixed with another fuel, such as gasoline, which cuts down the amount of fossil fuel needed to produce gasoline - fluid biomass fuels are more efficient and have more uses than solid biomass fuels do Garbage -since humans throw away tremendous amount of burnable garbage away it can be burned in large quantities -if more grabage were to be used for fuel, human dependance on fossil fuels would decrease -it is a cheap source of energy and helps reduce the amounts of material dumped into landfills -heat is produced when garbage is burned, which turns water into steam, which turns turbines (turbines run generators to produce electricity) Cons: Wood -gases and small particles are released when wood is burned ( this pollutes the air) -the wood needed to burn destroys natural habitats Alcohol -growing the corn that is changed to alcohol and distilling the ethanol often uses more energy from burning fossil fuels then the amount of energy that is derived from burning ethanol Garbage -burning municipal waste can produce toxic ash residue and air pollution -heavy metals and other substances could find their way into the smoke from the garbage then into the atmosphere We access biomass energy by burning organic materials. The term biomass comes from the words biological and mass. Thanks for Watching! By: Gabby Dumsie Examples of use: It can be used from burning wood to create heat energy. It can be used from alcohol to create gasohol, which is used in the same way as gasoline. It can be used from garbage. When garbage is burned, heat is produced, which turns water into steam. The steam can be used to turn turbines that run generators to produce electricity. Definition: Energy derived from burning organic materials, such as wood, alcohol, garbage. Here is more about Biomass Fuels