1. BIOMASS ENERGY
By Travis Terry
Copyright © 2012 Travis Terry

2. Biomass Energy is a renewable energy resource, which comes from living or once-living organisms, to be used for fuel and electricity.

3. How does Biomass Energy work?

4. Most Biomass is used primarily for fuels, such as ethanol, in vehicles rather than for electricity.

5. What is ethanol?
C2H6O

7. How is ethanol made?

9. Examples of
BIOMASS include,
but are not limited to…
BAMBOO

10. CORN

11. SUGARCANE

12. WOOD

13. TRASH

14. Advantages
of Biomass

15. Growing crops in abundance reduces the carbon dioxide levels through photosynthesis. This process helps in the reduction of global warming.
Biomass creation can utilize wastes, which places into use what occupies landfills. Using these wastes gives a solution for part of the world's waste disposal needs.

16. Biomass fuel is a cost effective means of acquiring energy
Biomass fuel is a cost effective means of acquiring energy. Not every country is blessed with their own supply of oil and most countries source for oil from countries that produce it.

17. Disadvantages of Biomass

18. The energy source requires a lot of effort to be placed into it production. It is said that for every 1 gallon of gas used in the production of Biomass will only yield 1.3 gallon of the fuel itself.
Burning biomass releases carbon dioxide into the environment. The burning is a source of air pollution since it releases smoke into the environment.

19. Biomass crops are seen as occupying land, which could have been utilized in growing food crops. When it comes to prioritizing between feeding the nation and producing biomass fuel, feeding the nation will always win.

20. FOOD or
FUEL?

22. THE END!

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