Biomass-based Green Energy Generation

Energy from biomass currently contributes on a world-wide basis 10 to 12% to the gross primary energy demand. 

The demand for electric energy is increasing in industrialized as well as in developing countries. Therefore, electricity production from biomass is often seen as one of the most important future markets for biomass worldwide. The same is also true, in principle, for the production of transportation fuels from biomass (see Chapter 8). 

Biofuel is rarely directly affected by energy crises, being an indigenous energy carrier (i.e. biomass is, in most cases, produced close to the place where it is used) characterized in most cases by short supply chains with low 

It is useful to consider two major forms of biomass fuel mechanically processed and chemically processed. For mechanically processed biofuel in which the material is used essentially in its natural form (as harvested) direct combustion usually supplies heat for cooking, space heating or electricity production, although there are also small- and large-scale industrial applications for steam raising and other processes requiring low-to-medium temperature process heat. 

These upgraded biomass fuels can be used in engines, turbines, boilers or ovens to provide thermal and/or mechanical energy i.e. heat and power), which in turn can be converted into electrical energy. Additionally, liquid and gaseous fuels can be used directly or after treatment as transportation fuels. 

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Biomass-based Green Energy Generation Oxidation of methane CH4 + 2O2... 

Kaltschmitt M,Thran D. Biomass-based green energy generation. In Hofer R, editor. Sustainable solutions for modern economies. Cambridge RSC Publ. 2009. p. 86—124. 

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