1. By: Haleigh Baker, Maddie Bishop,Rachel Bush http://dailyenergy.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Biomass-energy.jpg

2. Main Goals Electricity Heat Liquid Biofuels Ethanol http://www.chathamjournal.com/weekly/moxiepix/a3463.jpg

3. Potential: Advantages Abundant amount Very efficient Little impact http://www.architecture2030.org/images/regional/Renewable-Map.gif

4. Potential: Disadvantages Global Warming Expensive Net loss of energy Can be difficult to grow http://geniix.org/images/carbon-cycle.jpg

5. How does it work? Sugar cane Solid wastes Bioconversion http://students.umf.maine.edu/schmidoc/public.www/images/cut_sugarcane.j pg

6. Technological Obstacles Transportation Increase efficiency Storage and harvesting http://biomassauthority.com/2008/03/03/biomass-energy-co2-cycle-thumb-425x373.jpg

7. Issues in Developing Countries Distillation plants Ethanol Charcoal production Gasifiers Biogas http://www.worldchanging.com/gasifier_zones.jpg

8. USDOE Biomass as a main source of energy Lack of cooperation Science and business leaders http://www.all-creatures.org/hope/gw/US_DOE_logo_400.jpg

9. Main Issues Lack of trained personnel Lack of local understanding Basic technical support structures http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lgrG2xMG3Gs/SwZEppZIz7I/AAAAAAAAH2A/Np0JfqJcgfc/s1600/biomass_power_plant_uk.jpg

10. Improvements Local conditions Socioeconomic conditions Environmental conditions http://aq48.dnraq.state.ia.us/prairie/images/Biomass2.jpg

11. Technically Simple Economic Projects Persuade potential investors Simple plans Local people http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Indiana_barns.jpg

12. Political: China Very supportive Supported heavily by government. 100 scientific research industries. 50 experimental stations http://www.harvest-heat.ca/imagers/stove1.jpg

13. Political: India Sets up state agencies Creates biomass related programs Successful http://www.treehugger.com/biogasdigestordrawing.jpg

14. Negative Environmental Impacts Soil depletion Degrades biodiversity 2 Produces CO2 Low Photosynthesis Smog http://www.new-ag.info/image/09/02/poi677_1.jpg

15. Bibliography Miller, G. Tyler Jr. and Scott E. Spoolman. Living in the Environment. Canada: Brooks/Cole, 2009,2007. Print. http://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/library.cgi?e=d-00000- 00---off-0envl--00-0----0-10-0---0---0direct-10---4------ -0-1l--11-en-50---20-about---00-0-1-00-0-0-11-1-0utfZz- 800&a=d&c=envl&cl=CL1.1&d=HASH1cdc6b471ccaffad 38f96c.10.6