Title :
Renewable biomass energy
Author :
Sriram, Nisha ; Shahidehpour, Mohammad
Author_Institution :
Electr. Power & Power Electron. Center, Illinois Inst. of Technol., Chicago, IL, USA
Abstract :
This paper discusses biomass as a renewable energy source. The paper defines the resources as well as the ways biomass energy is converted into electricity, technologies involved in extracting power from biomass as well as the advantages and the disadvantages of using of biomass as a source of energy. The paper also reviews a few biomass projects in the United States and some other parts of world and discusses the future of biomass.
Keywords :
bioenergy conversion; United States; power extraction; renewable biomass energy; renewable energy source; Biomass; Carbon dioxide; Chemical technology; Combustion; Energy resources; Fossil fuels; Renewable energy resources; Solids; Sun; Turbines;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2005. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9157-8
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2005.1489459
