1. BIOMASS FUELS
BY ANDREW SCHABERG

2. WHAT IS BIOMASS FUEL?
• Fuel produced from organic material that has been
discarded because it has no apparent value
• Crops
• Solid waste
• Sewage
• Biomass waste or energy crops
• Energy is absorbed from things that usually have
been burned—this energy is then converted into
liquid fuels

3. TYPES OF BIOMASS FUELS
• First generation
• Produced through burning of food crops
• Resulting energy absorption converted into fuels
• Vegetable oil, sugars, starches
• Second generation
• Produced through the burning of solid, non-food biomass
• Corn stalks, switchgrass
• Third generation
• Produced through the farming of “algae termed
algaculture”
• Perhaps has the most potential, can be very efficient
• Specifically for biomass fuel production

4. WHY BIOMASS FUELS?
• Sustainable and relevant for future generations
• Will never deplete like fossil fuel reserves
• Leaves a very small carbon footprint
• Better for the environment
• Job creation in biomass fuel industry
• Job security because there will never be a lack of waste

5. OTHER FACTS
• Can tend to be more expensive than normal gases
• Due to the process that these materials must go through
• While it creates a fuel that runs similarly in engines
compared with normal gas, it is still more
environmentally friendly