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Electricity can be produced by burning "municipal solid waste" (MSW) as a fuel. MSW as a renewable energy source because MSW is abundant and contains significant amounts of biomass. MSW consists of everyday items such as furniture, clothing, bottles, newspapers, product packaging, grass clippings, paint and batteries. It does not include medical, commercial and industrial hazardous or radioactive wastes, which must be treated separately.
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How is biomass created or gathered?
biomass is gather by nonliving things that we don't use anymore
What is the difference between solar energy and biomass energy?
solar energy uses the sun and biomass uses waste to make energy
What is an example of biomass used for power?
this answer is from moodle wood
How is biomass acquired?
You have to burn trash, harvest crops, and burn dead animals to make biomass a source that we can use.
Are biomass energy resources renewable?
Yes they are. Biomass includes but is not limited to: bagasse (leftovers from sugar cane processing), wood (often woodchips), agricultural waste, trash and garbage, vegetable oil processing waste (not usable for fodder), vegetable oils (biodiesel), alcohols, peat and other product wastes that are grown. If it is grown it is renewable.
What has the author G A Matolcsy written?
G. A. Matolcsy has written: 'Development of a moisture resistant densified solid fuel from forest biomass' -- subject(s): Biomass energy, Wood waste, Wood waste as fuel
What is a sustainable supply of biomass?
It can considered biomass from commercial forest or agricultural waste a sustainable supply of biomass.
What are the four types of biomass that can be converted into alternative fuels?
We use four types of biomass today: 1) wood and agricultural products; 2) solid waste; 3) landfill gas; and 4) alcohol fuels.
What is one advantage to biomass energy?
Less 'Biomass' (waste) has be put into landfill.
Where does biomass have to be sited?
Biomass are energy derived from refuse they are found on disposed refuse or waste it would be observed that during high temperature there will be evaporatoin of gas on disposable waste this gas are called biomass
What are plants wood and waste examples of?
Biomass.
Is biomass renuable?
Yes. Biomass is plant and animal waste and can be found almost anywhere on the planet.
Where in the world is biomass energy used?
biomass is made from bunring waste products. THis can be done anywhere
What are Puerto Rico renewable resources?
Puerto Rico's renewable resources are electricity, renewable fuels, and landfill gas. Biomass and municipal solid waste is also renewable resources.
Compare municipal solid waste and manufacturing solid waste?
municipal solid waste is where the waste from households and businesses is produced
What is the source of biomass energy?
the sources of biomass energy are garbage, wood, waste, landfill gases, and alcohol fuels.
What products do you use biomass for?
animal waste and plant matter
