What is Bio Energy?
This is the energy from organic matter, plants, residues from agriculture or forestry, and the organic component of municipal and industrial wastes. Even landfill fumes can be used to make biomass energy.
Why is Bio Energy Good?
Although biomass energy does emit the same amount of carbon dioxide as burning fossil fuels the difference is that every time a new plant grows, carbon dioxide is actually removed from the atmosphere. Therefore making the net emission of carbon dioxide zero as long as plants continue to be replenished for biomass energy purposes
Not only will this help the environment, but it will help increase profits for agricultural industry due to the need to grow grasses and fast growing trees
Biomass Energy Technology Applications
This is the energy from organic matter, plants, residues from agriculture or forestry, and the organic component of municipal and industrial wastes. Even landfill fumes can be used to make biomass energy.
Why is Bio Energy Good?
Although biomass energy does emit the same amount of carbon dioxide as burning fossil fuels the difference is that every time a new plant grows, carbon dioxide is actually removed from the atmosphere. Therefore making the net emission of carbon dioxide zero as long as plants continue to be replenished for biomass energy purposes
Not only will this help the environment, but it will help increase profits for agricultural industry due to the need to grow grasses and fast growing trees
Biomass Energy Technology Applications
Biofuel
converting biomass into liquid fuel for transportation
converting biomass into liquid fuel for transportation
Biopower
burning biomass directly or converting it into a gaseous that typically made from petroleum
burning biomass directly or converting it into a gaseous that typically made from petroleum
Bioproduct
Converting biomass into chemicals for making products that typically are made from petroleum
Converting biomass into chemicals for making products that typically are made from petroleum
Cost
The capital cost of building a biomass fired steam turbine plant is about $2,000 to 2,500 per kW of installed capacity, including a return on the investment, although capital costs are expected to decrease in the future
The amount it’ll cost to produce ethanol from biomass: based on a capital cost of $2.50 -3.00 per U.S gallon of annual capacity, the fixed costs are about 60 cents/gallon. Operating costs are expected to be 35 cents/gallon and feedstock costs in the range of 30-50 cents/gallon. All these estimates are based on research at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado. Because Ethanol is currently being produced from corn, and selling for around $1.20-1.50/gallon.
The capital cost of building a biomass fired steam turbine plant is about $2,000 to 2,500 per kW of installed capacity, including a return on the investment, although capital costs are expected to decrease in the future
The amount it’ll cost to produce ethanol from biomass: based on a capital cost of $2.50 -3.00 per U.S gallon of annual capacity, the fixed costs are about 60 cents/gallon. Operating costs are expected to be 35 cents/gallon and feedstock costs in the range of 30-50 cents/gallon. All these estimates are based on research at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado. Because Ethanol is currently being produced from corn, and selling for around $1.20-1.50/gallon.