Ecology
Wood and other materials derived from plants or animals were the first fuels used by man to light a fire to warm up and cook.
The term biomass means any material derived from living organisms and can be used as fuel (such as firewood and other forest products, crop residues, animal wastes, food industry wastes, etc.)
Biomass is a renewable energy source because it is actually stored solar energy that was blocked by plants during photosynthesis.
Biomass for energy production includes:
- Agricultural crop residues (straw, cotton, branches , etc) and logging.
- Livestock waste
- Agricultural waste treatment plants, forest and animal products such as fruit cores, pits, sawdust, slaughterhouse waste, etc..
- Energy crops
- Municipal waste and the organic fraction of municipal waste
The use of biomass for energy production has significant advantages because it is inexhaustible material that can be used in many applications (heat, electricity, transport), according to demand. Further, since the carbon dioxide produced during the combustion, is bound again by plants in photosynthesis, the fuel is considered environmentally friendly and neutral carbon.
