Advantages of biomass energy

Biopower technologies convert renewable biomass fuels into heat and electricity using processes similar to those used with fossil fuels. There are three ways to release the energy stored in biomass to produce biopower: burning, bacterial decay, and conversion to gas/liquid fuel.

Burning

Most electricity generated from biomass is produced by direct combustion.

Biomass is burned in a boiler to produce high-pressure steam.

Biomass power plant

This steam flows over a series of turbine blades, causing them to rotate. The rotation of the turbine drives a generator, producing electricity. Biomass can also serve as substitute for a portion of coal in an existing power plant furnace in a process called co-firing (combusting two different types of materials at the same time).

Bacterial Decomposition (Anaerobic Digestion)

Organic waste material, such as animal dung or human sewage, is collected in oxygen-free tanks called digesters.

Here, the material is decomposed by anaerobic bacteria that produce methane and other byproducts to form a renewable natural gas, which can then b

how is biomass energy turned into electricity

how is biomass energy transformed into electricity