Pros and Cons
What is one benefit of Biomass Energy?
It is renewable.
What year on the graph has had the most use of biomass energy?
2013
Is biomass artificial or natural?
Natural.
What is one drawback to Biomass energy?
High cost or can pollute if not managed well.
How much overall biomass energy was used in 2013?
What produces the energy from biomass?
What can biomass be used for?
Fuel, cosmetics, food additives, nutritional supplements, detergents and other products.
Roughly how much biomass energy used in 2013 was waste?
About 500 trillion Btu.
What is the term for the most used biomass materials?
Biomass feedstocks.
Why do we use biomass?
We use biomass since it can produce many things and is mainly used in wood production companies as well as the paper industry.
What % of energy in the U.S. is provided by biomass energy?
About 5% in 2022.
What is the name of the unit of measurement that measures the heat content in fuel/energy?
TBtu
What is one drawback and one benefit of biomass energy?
Drawback: Can cause pollution if managed incorrectly.
Benefit: Renewable energy source.
What is the statistically most used source of biomass and roughly how much was used in 2013?
Wood and about 2,000 trillion Btu.
Explain how Biomass energy works in a sentence.
Burning organic material to make steam that turns a turbine.