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Biomass
Biomass is a renewable energy source. Biomass is a collective term for all plant and animal material such as wood, crops, manure, and some garbage. The biomass renewable energy can be used as fuel to generate electricity by burning in solid, gaseous or liquid form. Biomass energy resources reduce our dependence on fossil fuels such as oil, gas and coal. Biomass energy resource also reduces emissions generated from the burning of fossil fuels and creates price stability in the electricity market. It is presumably most underutilized renewable resource which has many environmental and economical benefits. Crops that are presently being used for biomass are switch-grass, eucalyptus, hemp, corn, coppice, willow, sugarcane and E-GrassTM.
About E-GrassTM. A powerful alliance of science and nature
E-GrassTM is a dedicated crop grown specifically for conversion into power. The combination of nature and technology, it produces environmentally friendly and commercially viable electricity.
For years, financially viable alternate and renewable fuels have been researched for use in power projects. Wood pulp, vegetable oil, ethanol, bio-diesel and bagasse are just some of those identified. However, none of these was found to be truly commercially effective.
Our plant species produces more biomass per hectare and higher BTU`s than any other known plant. From the Poacea grass family, E-GrassTM is the most efficient and financially viable fuel for the generation of `green and clean` electricity. The best technology. The best results.
E-GrassTM Facts
 
- Perennial (no re-planting each year)
- Strong against disease and insect attack
- Very low maintenance
What happens next
The E-GrassTM harvest is taken to a processing unit where it`s put through the fast pyrolysis process. In a specially-designed gasifier, the yield is converted into either SYNGAS or BIO-OIL (liquid E-GrassTM). These products can then be burned in a gas turbine in a combined cycle process to generate renewable electricity.
Economic and Social Benefits
1. Clean and green electricity at a competitive price
2. Long-term electricity and fuel contracts at stable prices
3. Energy security - `home-grown` energy reduces the use of high-cost, imported oil
4. Money stays in the country
5. Local, rural jobs are created
6. Bio-diesel is supplied as a by-product
7. Steam from the process can be used for other nearby industries
8. `Multiplier` effect results in economic benefits
Environmental Benefits
1. Reduces the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions produced by burning coal and oil as fuel for electricity production
2. E-GrassTM requires very few fertilizers or pesticides, reducing the amount of herbicides and pesticides used in farming
3. The E-GrassTM plants actually remove excess nutrients from the soil that could currently be polluting local streams
4. It`s perennial - it only needs planting once In addition, there are benefits to wildlife too, as the tall E-GrassTM crop provides cover for birds and other wildlife.
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