Biomass Waste


Biomass is clean waste derived from recyclable products, such as dead trees, branches, sawdust, used tires and manure. As it can be recycled, fuel is one of the new concepts which have evolved and which have 2 clear advantages to all of us.

Firstly, there is no need to stockpile this kind of waste by means of landfills and, secondly, it allows us to use clean fuel which will protect our environment.

Biomass fuel has the added benefits of producing electricity, heal, fuels and compost, which can then be used to revitalize our plants and assist them in their growth.


This innovative and natural source of energy has the resources to power millions of houses in the future but its use and cost are still being valued to see whether it could become productive and viably commercial.

To learn how Biomass works we need to imagine truckloads of such waste being transported to biomass power plants and burned. The heat boils the water in the boiler and the energy derived from the steam powers generators and turbines.

Some landfills containing segments of recyclable waste can also be sourced by inserting pipelines in the landfill when methane gas is present. This type of gas is used to make electricity also so, whatever amount of gas is present, it is converted into a powerful resource.

This type of extraction can also take place in farms. Wherever manure is present, so too, is methane gas so the system explained earlier for landfills is repeated. Another source of resource!


Biomass can, however, produce CO2 which, when left unchecked can help to contribute to global warming. The release of too much CO2 in our atmosphere is never a good thing. When, however, plants are nearby, they absorb the CO2 for their own cycle of growth. So it is important to remember the evolution involved in this practice - when plants are burned they release CO2 so they need to be replanted in order to balance the equation.

One of the latest innovations featuring Biomass is to fuel cars through ethanol, a by-product of the clean waste. When combined with gasoline, ethanol can power certain types of cars, which are still being tested. If successful, this fuel will terminate our dependency on oil, at least when it comes to cars.

Biomass is becoming evermore present in our plans to go green and cut down on greenhouse emissions. We sincerely hope to see more uses and similar resources soon!



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