1. Why not make our waste into useful energy? By: Ty Fischer
Biomass Fuel Energy
Why not make our waste into useful energy?
By: Ty Fischer

2. Definition and Types
Biomass Fuel Energy: Energy developed from organic materials to produce electricity
Types of Waste
Scrap Lumber
Forest Debris
Crops
Manure
Other Waste

3. Location’s Mainly In U.S California (35) 2. Florida (11) 3. Maine (10)
Michigan (9)
Washington (8)
Oregon (8)

4. Resource Benefit’s Renewable Reduces Landfills No Harmful Emissions
Abundant
No Carbon Dioxide Emissions

5. Resource Negative Deforestation Expensive Smell Requires More Land
Increases Methane Gas

6. Resource Uses Heating Homes Cooking Electricity Heating Water
Produces Fuels (Ethanol)

7. Cost Oil 2.50 Gallon $1,143 Per day $182’857
Small-scale biomass electric plants have installed costs of $3,000 to $4,000 per kW

8. Applicable Legislation
Clean Air Act
1963 By United States Congress
Toxic Substance Act
1976 Untied States Congress
Migratory Bird Treaty Act
1918
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act
1975 U.S Congress
Pollution Prevention Act
1990

9. Extra Facts 1.5% of U.S Energy Oldest Sources of Energy
The word biomass means natural materiel
Wood was biggest energy provider in 1800
Camp fires are similar to biomass factories

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