Farm animal wastes biomass

Biomass is any material that is directly or indirectly derived from plant life and that is renewable in time periods of less than about 100 years. More conventional energy resources such as oil and coal are also derived from plant life but are not considered renewable. Typical biomass resources are energy crops, farm and agricultural wastes, and municipal wastes. Animal wastes are also biomass materials in that they are derived, either directly or via the food chain, from plants that have been consumed as food. 

The principal sources of biomass used for energy purposes are wood, gathered from forests, orchards and farms, agricultural crop residues and animal wastes. Human wastes can also be potentially... 

Ideally, fuel sources for cooking and distilling fuel alcohol would come from solid fuels, such as coal, wood and crop residues. Such practice would minimize the amount of high-quality liquid and gaseous fuels consumed for heating and increase the total quantity of liquid fuels available. Alternative fuels include natural and LP gas and fuel oil alcohol product mined solid fuels (coal, peat, anthracite) crop and forest residues, farm and forest fuel crops and combustible wastes methane gas produced from animal wastes and biomass and solar radiation. 

Animal waste on a farm can also be used as biomass to produce electricity. This new technology holds great promise for disposing of mimicipal and animal wastes in a positive way. The benefits of producing electricity from biomass include ... 

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