Biomass And Biofuels

Question 1

What is biofuel?

Answer 1

Biomass which is used for burning is biofuel, similar to fossil fuels.

Question 2

What are some examples of biofuels?

Answer 2

• Wood and woodchips
• Alcohol fuels
• Methane gas
• Nutshells
• Vegetable oils

Question 3

What are some advantages to biomass?

Answer 3

• Uses products which might otherwise be wasted so the fuel costs are very low
• Power stations can also sully hot water to local industry/houses
• Carbon neutral

Question 4

What are some disadvantages to biomass?

Answer 4

• Releases atmospheric pollutants
• In developing countries land which could be used for food is now being used to grow crops for biofuels, leading to food shortages
• Power plants can be ugly to look at(visual pollution)

Question 5

What is biomass?

Answer 5

Renewable energy resource. There are lots of different types but all forms of biomass involve material produced by living organisms.