The term biomass is not a new term. The context of if it is a "renewable" sourse of fuel however is.
Biomass does not take 1,000,000 years to make. All other references as to age, ammount it burns is completely irrelivant. The term biomass is only relivant to the fact that biomass is a particular plant or living animal IN a biome. Trees in a biome are biomass. The size of a tree is also irrelivant.
Deforestation is a way of burning biomass. it is not a sustainable way because it removes trees faster than they can grow.
This is the old term of biomass:
"Total mass of living organisms present in a given area. It may be used to describe the mass of a particular species (such as earthworm biomass), for a general category (such as herbivore biomass - animals that eat plants), or for everything in a habitat."
This is the new context.
"Plant biomass can be changed into liquid or gaseous fuels to generate electricity or heat, or to fuel internal combustion engines. Fuel from biomass is burned in a reactor to generate heat energy, which is then converted into mechanical energy to turn turbine blades in a generator to produce electricity. Biomass power stations of 80 megawatts can produce electricity to power approximately 42,000 homes."
Therefore biomass IS a form of renewable fuel. Biomass CAN be a SUSTAINABLE form of fuel when it is gathered and utalized efficiantly. This is why several large steps in making bio fuels have been made in the past few years.
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Degree in environmental Studies
biomass. (2010). In The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather guide. Retrieved from http://www.credoreference.com/entry/heliconhe/biomass
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No, Biomass is a renewable energy source. Bio mass is RENEWABLE. The duration and efficiency of renewal is relative to the bio mass source. Algae is the ideal renewable bio mass when equated per time
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It is considered renewable. It photoelectric energy is created when the sun shines.
Non renewable energy is energy that you will soon run out on. For exemple Nuclear energy. Renewable energy is energy that you can kept on using and it will never run out! For example Solar energy, Biomass and Wind turbines. These are only a few!
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Wind turbines produce renewable energy. Energy is considered renewable when it is created by a source that is inexhaustible.
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