BIOMASS ENERGY

Prepared by:

WMSU
IDJIRAEL, MURADA S.
GAMO, ASHLEY J.
HAJAM, BRYAN M.
 PRESENTATION
1. Definition of biomass
2. Types of biomass energy sources
3. Biomass conversion
4. Biomass advantage
 BIOMASS ENERGY
• a biological material derived from living, or recently living
organisms.
• Biomass is the most widely renewable energy used, and counts for
about two-thirds of all the world's renewable energy applications.
BIOMASS ENERGY SOURCES
• Livestock manure
• Crop residues
• Firewood
• Sugar crops
• City’s garbage
• City’s sewage
• Aquatic plants
• Energy crops
CYCLE OF BIOMASS ENERGY
ADVANTAGE OF BIOMASS ENERGY
• Vast variety of source raw materials.
• Production technology is simple.
• Small planet foot print.
• The operating temperature is not high, about 5 to 35.
• Air Pollution is minimal.
• Proven technology that has commercial operation capability.
• High economic efficiency - the use of waste biomas waste disposal
and recycling energy.
BIOMASS CAN BE RECYCLED
DISADVANTAGE OF BIOMASS ENERGY

• Low conversion efficiency.

• A high quantity of locally source materials is
required.
• Materials have a high water content.
BIOMASS FACTS (up to the year 2001)
• Biomass supply about 14% of global primary energy, of which
Asia (excluding China) accounted for 34.2%
• Africa accounted for 23.9%, China 20.5%
• OECD countries (including Europe and Australia, Japan and
other 20 countries) accounted for 13%.
• Biomass energy accounts for about 80% of the world's
renewable energy use.
• In the European Union, renewable biomass energy production
accounts for 74% of energy due to the EU countries rich forest
resources, coupled with government funds continue to invest in the
development of biomass power generation technology.
• According to statistics in 2050, the world will have more than 90%
of its population still living in developing countries. Demand for
biomass will increase substantially and is expected that biomass will
provide nearly 38 percent of the world's fue and 17% of the
electricity supply.