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Biomass. By: Haleigh Baker , Maddie Bishop ,Rachel Bush. http://dailyenergy.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Biomass-energy.jpg. Main Goals. Electricity Heat Liquid Biofuels Ethanol. http://www.chathamjournal.com/weekly/moxiepix/a3463.jpg. Potential: Advantages . Abundant amount
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Biomass By: Haleigh Baker , Maddie Bishop ,Rachel Bush http://dailyenergy.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Biomass-energy.jpg
Main Goals • Electricity • Heat • Liquid Biofuels • Ethanol http://www.chathamjournal.com/weekly/moxiepix/a3463.jpg
Potential: Advantages • Abundant amount • Very efficient • Little impact http://www.architecture2030.org/images/regional/Renewable-Map.gif
Potential: Disadvantages • Global Warming • Expensive • Net loss of energy • Can be difficult to grow http://geniix.org/images/carbon-cycle.jpg
How does it work? • Sugar cane • Solid wastes • Bioconversion http://students.umf.maine.edu/schmidoc/public.www/images/cut_sugarcane.jpg
Technological Obstacles • Transportation • Increase efficiency • Storage and harvesting http://biomassauthority.com/2008/03/03/biomass-energy-co2-cycle-thumb-425x373.jpg
Issues in Developing Countries • Distillation plants • Ethanol • Charcoal production • Gasifiers • Biogas http://www.worldchanging.com/gasifier_zones.jpg
USDOE • Biomass as a main source of energy • Lack of cooperation • Science and business leaders http://www.all-creatures.org/hope/gw/US_DOE_logo_400.jpg
Main Issues • Lack of trained personnel • Lack of local understanding • Basic technical support structures http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lgrG2xMG3Gs/SwZEppZIz7I/AAAAAAAAH2A/Np0JfqJcgfc/s1600/biomass_power_plant_uk.jpg
Improvements • Local conditions • Socioeconomic conditions • Environmental conditions http://aq48.dnraq.state.ia.us/prairie/images/Biomass2.jpg
Technically Simple Economic Projects • Persuade potential investors • Simple plans • Local people http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Indiana_barns.jpg
Political: China • Very supportive • Supported heavily by government. • 100 scientific research industries. • 50 experimental stations http://www.harvest-heat.ca/imagers/stove1.jpg
Political: India • Sets up state agencies • Creates biomass related programs • Successful http://www.treehugger.com/biogasdigestordrawing.jpg
Negative Environmental Impacts • Soil depletion • Degrades biodiversity • Produces CO2 • Low Photosynthesis • Smog http://www.new-ag.info/image/09/02/poi677_1.jpg
Bibliography • Miller, G. Tyler Jr. and Scott E. Spoolman. Living in the Environment. Canada: Brooks/Cole, 2009,2007. Print. • http://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/library.cgi?e=d-00000-00---off-0envl--00-0----0-10-0---0---0direct-10---4-------0-1l--11-en-50---20-about---00-0-1-00-0-0-11-1-0utfZz-800&a=d&c=envl&cl=CL1.1&d=HASH1cdc6b471ccaffad38f96c.10.6