Do kitchen leftovers and pet droppings always belong in the garbage? Surprisingly, such organic waste may soon be an important energy source to heat your home or power your car. Organic matter such as ...

Sometimes specific crops and trees are grown just for biomass power. These are often referred to as energy farms. For many years, farmers have been growing switchgrass as a side crop for livestock ...

In the quest for sustainable energy solutions, a comprehensive review by Segun E. Ibitoye and a team of international researchers provides valuable insights into the realm of biomass solid fuels (BSFs ...

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BIOMASS is becoming a more popular renewable energy source in Slovakia and more and more local heating plants are announcing replacement of their obsolete technology with modern biomass-incinerating ...

Scientists have developed a new catalytic process to convert components of bio-oil directly into alkanes and methanol. For the protection of the environment, and because of the limited amount of ...

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In a recent study published in the journal Nutrients, researchers at North Carolina State University reviewed studies on underutilized sources of plant proteins and discussed strategies to enhance ...

Biomass is burning trees for electricity and it is being promoted by politicians and the logging industry claiming that biomass will reduce wildfires and provide jobs. According to the California ...

This photo taken on February 3, 2016 shows a technician holding wooden pellets that will be burned at France's largest biomass-fired power plant in Gardanne, near Aix-en-Provence, southern France.