Renewable Energy Incentive Program REIP Biomass Form

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renewable energy 101 biomass the original renewable energy it's been part of our lives since our ancestors learn to control fire in fact it's made possible by the Sun whose energy is absorbed by trees and plants through photosynthesis and then released when organic matter is burned or decomposes first there's plant waste wood scraps sawdust and crop waste can be collected from farms or manufacturers the waste is burned to heat water the hot water creates steam the pressure of the steam spins a turbine the turbine powers generator the generator creates electricity simple really next up animal waste also known as the problem of cow poop the solution wastes from farm animals can be collected in a large tank called a digester filled with bacteria that eats the waste and converts it to methane gas the methane is captured and burned to heat water and create steam sound familiar second verse same as the first this same principle can also be used to capture methane a potent greenhouse gas with