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Biomass
  • Biomass can be used to produce various types of energies in the form of gaseous or liquid fuels.
  • Plants, agricultural residues and municipal, animal and human wastes can all be used as biomass.
  • Anaerobic fermentation of wet livestock or human wastes to produce biogas.
  • High temperature gasification of dry biomass to produce producer gas .
  • Fermentation of sugarsto ethanol .
  • Thermochemical conversion of biomass to pyrolysis oils or methanol.
  • The processing of vegetable oils to biodiesel to produce heat and power.
  • As a source of lighting.
  • To substitute a part of diesel for machines with dualfuel engines.
  • Converted to heat and power by directly burning.


Source: Handbook on Energy Conscious Buildings

Reason: Reduce usage of electricity and dependency on grid supply, conserve
electricity.