Biomass Energy

Biomass energy is an up and coming fuel source, and at the same time it is one of the oldest fuel sources in existence. Essentially, burning plants such as corn, switch grass, hemp, and palm oil. It’s recent increase in popularity is due to fears of global warming and Carbon balance in our Earth’s atmosphere.

Biomass can be used to generate energy through the creation of heat and combustion like fossil fuels. The difference is that instead of extracting old biomass energy from within the earth (old plants that died a long time ago) we are using renewable energy by growing new plants.

To really be able to adapt biomass to our modern day energy structure fuel sources need to be prepared for steady burning. While logs in a fireplace burn inconsistently and need to be replaced manually, biomass pellets can be fed through a hopper and maintain a steady flow of energy.