1. By: Brittany Ruggiro & Carlos Padilla

2.   Biomass power is power obtained from the energy in plants and plant-derived materials, such as food crops, grassy and woody plants, residues from agriculture or forestry, and the organic component of municipal and industrial wastes. What's Biomass?

3.  PROS  Renewable  Reduce pollution  Low cost  Low carbon cleaner than fossil fuels  Widely available and naturally distribute  Reduces Landfill  Protects clean water Supplies CONS  Wildlife  Some fuels are seasonal  Not totally clean when its burned  Overall process can be expensive

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5.   New technologies now being evaluated include several types of biomass gasifiers in which biomass is heated to convert it into a gas. This gas is used directly in a gas turbine, which drives a generator (a simple gas turbine system.) Latest Scientific Advancement

6. How many Biomass power plants are there in the US?  In the USA more than 500 electric power plants operate on biomass