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From GunGame5 Documentation
Biomass is any organic material that is made by plants and animals. This includes all parts of plants, animal flesh and excretions such as for example manure. Biomass in abundant with energy that can be used for fuel to create biofuel.
Fossil fuels may also be a biomass since it's believed that they come from ancient plants and animals. But usually when people speak of biomass they're referring to material produced from sources which are alive now or were recently.
Biofuel is often mentioned as if it absolutely was a brand new technology that people can use as time goes on to help solve our energy supply issues. But humans have been using biofuel since the beginning of humanity. The foodstuff we consume is a type of biofuel that we wouldn't exist without. Humans also have used plant materials such as for instance wood wax and whale oil as a fuel to burn off for heat and light for thousands of years.
Newer technologies have allowed us to make use of biomass for making other biofuels. Biomass could be burned to power electric generators or made into methane, alcohol or bio diesel for powering our cars. These processes are energy intensive meaning a lot of energy is lost in converting biomass into the other styles of fuel or energy. Due to this these biofuels haven't been affordable or practical.
With the technology going into biofuel research the one kind of biofuel that individuals have already been using since ancient times still remains the most efficient and practical. Burning biomass such as wood for direct heating continues to be the most efficient.
In place of focusing on trying to use biomass to fuel our cars and generate electricity we might be better off deploying it to heat our homes and buildings. Firewood might not be practical for many people but pellets made from wood and other biomass might be. Burning pellets is economical, clean and could function as the best method to utilize the energy in biomass.
For people who desire to use biomass as a renewable energy source heating with wood or other biomass pellets are practical and economical and the technology and distribution systems are already available.
