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How many watts of energy does the laser use?
350-500
Wood leaves and manure belong to a group of renewable energy sources called what?
The term Biomass refers to biological material, usually plant-derived materials. Biomass is a generic term however and can refer to any material that was of biological origin. One normally requires that the material retain the basic organic make up of the living organism, this coal is not considered biomass but dead plants are biomass. Coal has been substantially changed chemically since it was biomass millions of years ago. Manure can be considered biomass since it can retain a large portion of the original chemical makeup of the plants which were the original source. Biomass is relevant to renewable energy because it sometimes contains a substantial amount of chemical energy that was present in the original biological organism. When you burn a log, you get energy from biomass. Many forms of biomass are not useful as a potential source of energy. Bacteria and fungi constitute a large fraction of the currently living biomass on Earth and there is no practical plan to collect it for use as biofuel, but that is an active area of research.
How many watts of power does a nuclear power station produce?
T. Who the heck really cares
How many energy are produce by hairdryer?
A hair drier can use between 400 watts and 1500 watts while it is on. This is considered a fairly intensive use of electricity. However, for the most part people only spend a few minutes blow drying their hair so it doesn't add up to much.
How many megawatts does a large coal fired power plant produce in a hour?
100 mega watts
How is biomass energy used?
Biomass energy can be used as electricity, fuel and many more
How come biomass energy is cheap?
Biomass energy comes from growing vegetation and then burning it to produce energy. This can be done quickly and locally and many organic materials can be used, often the residue from sugar cane or the offcuts from sustainable timber. This is why it is cheap. It is also carbon neutral so it does not affect global warming.
What is biomass energy?
Biomass is a biolgical matter that is made of living or recently living plants or animal waste that can be used to make energy in many situations. It can also mean the total amount of mass given to a certain amount of species.Biomass is plant minerals and animal waste that is used as fuel
Where is biomass used?
Biofuel, biodiesel, or ethanol. biofuel is a general term. biodiesel and ethanol are types of biofuel. There are other types as well, but no others have really made it past scientific testing stages yet.
How many horsepower is required to produce 1 megawatt electricity?
1 horsepower is 746 watts. You would need approximately 1340.5 horsepower to produce 1 megawatt of energy. That's a lot of horses!
How many volts does a 12 volt 100 amp alternator produce?
This will still only produce 12 volts. It will produce 1200 watts. watts is the result of Volts times Amps.
How many Watts Peak is one Kilo Watt of energy?
One kilowatt is 1000 Watts.
1 kw equal to how many units?
1000 watts of energy
How many watts of electricity does a hydro electric dam produce?
a lot
Is geothermal energy an example of an alternative energy?
yes, along with many others (biomass, solar, tidal, wind)
Why is biomass so expensive?
Biomass as a product is not as expensive as many may assume. It is however a common believe that the process of making biomass is rather costly as compared to other sources of energy and this directly impacts on the cost of biomass as a finished product.
Why is biomass the best energy source?
Why is biomass the best source of energy? Biomass is the best energy source because it is renewable, natural and clean energy. Consuming fossil fuels is actually releasing energy harvested by plants and animals that came from the sun many years ago. This energy is a pollutant because it is in excess of what the sun would naturally add to the environment. It is the rapid rate of release of this "old" energy that is the biggest contributor to the current global warming problem. Harvesting biomass energy prevents greenhouse gas emissions, and it does not add to the energy already put into the atmosphere from the sun. Biomass grown in one production period is the result of harvesting nutrients, water and the available energy for the plant. Each species of plant, and each variety of any plant, has a different capacity for harvesting sunlight energy. Energy harvested by biomass is renewable and can be grown again in each growing season. When biomass is decomposed it releases energy in the form of methane gas into the environment. Essentially, the gas released from any biomass can contribute to global warming. The biomass energy is produced, and contained can be used to produce electricity, or heat. When this heat or electricity can used in an environmentally responsible manner. Fewer greenhouse gases are released into the environment, and the energy can be available for multiple uses. This energy replaces the need for fossil fuel. Harvested biomass energy is considered a clean energy because the harvested energy does not result in releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. It is also "clean" because the energy available is no more energy than the energy the sun naturally provided to that area where the plants were grown. The release of energy from biomass does not add to the energy provided naturally by the sun. The release of this energy could not be more natural. When grown in a sustainable manner the result of harvesting biomass energy is a carbon neural energy source that can be grown again and again, and not add to the carbon load of the atmosphere.
