Biomass+-+Pros

=Biomass - Pros by Alex= Biomass - the amount of living matter in a given habitat, expressed either as the weight of organisms per unit area or as the volume of organisms per unit volume of habitat. >
 * Renewable energy.
 * Available throughout the world.
 * Biomass is very cheap.
 * Can't be depleted.
 * Biomass can be converted into other usable forms of energy.
 * Biomass can reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
 * Low in Sulphur which reduces the production of acid rain.
 * Biomass is abundant, there is a lot of it.
 * Biomass energy doesn't release a lot of CO2 ( Carbon Dioxide ).
 * Biomass reduces the use of landfills.
 * Reduces Methane in the atmosphere.

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=Examples of Biomass﻿=

**Wood[[image:http://www.celsias.com/media/uploads/admin/gigant_woodchip.jpeg width="394" height="289" align="right" caption="This is a truck dumping sawdust ( which is an example of biomass ) ."]]**
> ( Sawdust, bark , etc . from forest clearings and mills )
 * Trees
 * Shrubs
 * Wood Residue

> ( Paper, food and yard wastes , plastics , wood , and tires ) >
 * Wastes**
 * [|Municipal] Solid Waste (MSW)
 * Livestock Waste
 * Process Waste
 * Sewage

> ( Corn, wheat , and barley ) > ( Cane and beet ) > ( Grasses, alfalfa , and clover ) > ( soybean, sunflower , safflower ) > > > > >
 * Crops**
 * Starch crops
 * Sugar crops
 * Forage crops
 * Oilseed crops

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 * Ocean Plants**
 * Algae
 * Water weed
 * Water hyacinth
 * Reed and rushes

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