How is biomass energy harnessed?

People have used biomass energy—energy from living things—since the earliest “cave men” first made wood fires for cooking or keeping warm. Today, biomass is used to fuel electric generators and other machinery. read more

"We believe it's the future of the biomass business," says Farris who worked on the pyrolysis project at McNeil. Atlanta, Ga.-based Biomass Gas and Electric took the first concrete steps in developing two pyrolysis-based power plants when it signed power agreements for plants in Tallahassee, Fla., and Forsyth County, Ga. read more

To many people, the most familiar forms of renewable energy are the wind and the sun. But biomass (plant material and animal waste) is the oldest source of renewable energy, used since our ancestors learned the secret of fire. Note: This page addresses biopower—using biomass to generate electricity. read more

Steam Generator - Steam is produced when biomass is use to fuel the fire to boil water hence create steam pressure. like the locomotive, Kinetic energy moves to generate electricity. Oil from Biomass - we can also call it sap, which contain hydrocarbons, can be extract from biomass. this oil is flammable. read more