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Facts about Biomass

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Biomass absorbs CO2 from the atmosphere during its growth, after which its carbon reverts to the atmosphere as a mixture of CO2 and methane (CH4), depending on the ultimate fate of the biomass material.

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Energy produced from biomass residues displaces the production of an equivalent amount of energy from fossil fuels, leaving the fossil carbon in storage.

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Biomass power production is at least five times more effective in reducing greenhouse gas emissions than any other greenhouse-gas-neutral power-production technology, such as other renewable and nuclear energy technologies.

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When biomass is used as a fuel, as a replacement for fossil fuels, it releases the same amount of CO2 into the atmosphere.

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The grass sequesters the carbon in its increased root biomass.

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Plastics from biomass, like some recently developed to dissolve in seawater, are made the same way as petroleum-based plastics, are actually cheaper to manufacture and meet or exceed most performance standards.

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Industrial biomass can be grown from numerous types of plants, including miscanthus, switchgrass, hemp, corn, poplar, willow, sorghum, and sugarcane.

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Despite harvesting, biomass crops may sequester (trap) carbon.

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The production of biomass is a growing industry, as there is increasing interest in sustainable fuel sources.

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Biomass, as a renewable energy source, refers to biological material that can be used as fuel or for industrial production.

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Biomass

Biomass, as a renewable energy source, refers to biological material that can be used as fuel or for industrial production.

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Biomass

Controlled combustion in a power plant converts virtually all of the carbon in the biomass to CO2.