Biomass Energy

Advantages of biomass

• Energy can be produced reliably.

• Easy to store energy to meet peaks in demand.

• Some of it can be liquefied and used in vehicles, planes, boats...

Drawbacks of biomass

• Some biomass could be eaten by people instead of used for energy (eg 200 kg of corn can either fill one car tank or feed one person for one year).

Biomass research/innovations

Solazyme

Uses algal biotechnology to renewably produce clean fuels, chemicals, foods and health science products from agriculture and industrial biomass (glycerol, starches, sugars, cellulosics, switch grasses, wood waste).

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