Energy Source:
Biomass
1. Is the Energy Source classified as non renewable, renewable or inexhaustible?
Biomass ( plant material and animal waste) is classified as renewable energy which means that its a source that CAN be replaced once used.
2. How is the energy source made usable?
The energy from plants and other organisms is burned to create heat or to convert into electricity. There are four ways to convert biomass energy:
-Burning
-Bacterial Decay
-Fermentation
-Conversion
3. What are the infrastructure requirements for utilizing this energy source?
Biomass is difficult to handle, it requires a location that could replenish the demand for the amount of waste that is needed to be burned to be turned into energy.
4. What emerging technologies will make this energy source safer, more usable, more efficient, cleaner... etc?
Pollution is caused in the air when biomass is burned which can hurt the environment. Catalytic gas chamber treatment is a new technology that helps save our environment.
Biomass ( plant material and animal waste) is classified as renewable energy which means that its a source that CAN be replaced once used.
2. How is the energy source made usable?
The energy from plants and other organisms is burned to create heat or to convert into electricity. There are four ways to convert biomass energy:
-Burning
-Bacterial Decay
-Fermentation
-Conversion
3. What are the infrastructure requirements for utilizing this energy source?
Biomass is difficult to handle, it requires a location that could replenish the demand for the amount of waste that is needed to be burned to be turned into energy.
4. What emerging technologies will make this energy source safer, more usable, more efficient, cleaner... etc?
Pollution is caused in the air when biomass is burned which can hurt the environment. Catalytic gas chamber treatment is a new technology that helps save our environment.
Sources:
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/encyclopedia/biomass-energy/
http://www.ecoincentive.co.uk/biomass.html
http://wiredcosmos.com/2013/06/25/examining-minerals-present-in-biomass/
http://lsa.colorado.edu/essence/texts/biomass.html
http://www.williamsrenewables.co.uk/biomass/
http://www.ecoincentive.co.uk/biomass.html
http://wiredcosmos.com/2013/06/25/examining-minerals-present-in-biomass/
http://lsa.colorado.edu/essence/texts/biomass.html
http://www.williamsrenewables.co.uk/biomass/