Bio-mass is a good energy source, but in limited quantities. Our network of hospitals is currently construction a wood fired Combined Heating and Power Plant (CHP) sized for 2 mega watts. Waste heat will provide for process steam, heating and sterilization.
The annual volume of wood needed for this is relatively significant. With the local wood industry the source is a non-issue and should be relatively low cost.
We also seek to utilize B-20 fuel (a bio-fuel replacement for diesel fuel) However it is not a good fuel during the winter as the fuel gain a consistency like molasses in cold weather.
We also seek to utilize E-85 fuel. However availability is limited.
The amount of land required to produce enough fuel to replace oil is tremendous. This would require both the displacement of available farmland AND turing existing forests and other currently under developed land into farmland to produce enough fuel to fully replace fossil fuels. This is NOT practical and will cause significant hardship on poorer nations which are unable to produce enough food to feed their populace. Wealthier nations which are also able to produce an abundance of food can do this, but they will no longer be capable of exporting relatively low cost food.
So, is it qa good energy source? Yes. Can it fully substitute for Oil? No.
Yes, it is a good one though it is the second and third level of using the Sun, water and earth. Every form of life depends on the last ones and utilizes the sunlight, water-drops and soil components. Then we use the biomass to produce energy. It would be better to develop more complete use of the primary sources and especially the Sun, which is the ultimate source.
Biomass, as a renewable energy source, is biological material from living, or recently living organisms.As an energy source, biomass can either be used directly, or converted into other energy products such as biofuel.
In the first sense, biomass is plant matter used to generate electricity with steam turbines & gasifiers or produce heat, usually by direct combustion. Examples include forest residues (such as dead trees, branches and tree stumps), yard clippings, wood chips and even municipal solid waste. In the second sense, biomass includes plant or animal matter that can be converted into fibers or other industrial chemicals, including biofuels. Industrial biomass can be grown from numerous types of plants, including miscanthus, switchgrass, hemp, corn, poplar, willow, sorghum, sugarcane, bamboo, and a variety of tree species, ranging from eucalyptus to oil palm (palm oil). It is now popular because it easy effordabel and easily available.
1.Biomass is very abundant. It can be found on every square meter of the earth as seaweed, trees or dung.
2.It is easy to convert to a high energy portable fuel such as alcohol or gas.
3.It is cheap in contrast to the other energy sources.
4.Biomass production can often mean the restauration of waste land (e.g. deforested areas).
5.It may also use areas of unused agricultural land and provide jobs in rural communities.
6.If it is produced on a renewable basis using biomass energy does not result in a net cabon dioxide increase as plants absorb it when they grow.
7.It is very low in sulphur reducing the production of acid rain.
Yes it is, solar energy is also a good source of renewable energy.
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