Biomass
Biomass is plant-based material used as a fuel for heat or electricity production. It can be in the form of wood, wood residues, energy crops, agricultural residues, and waste from industry, farms, and households. Sometimes the terms biomass and biofuel are used interchangeably, while others consider biofuel to be a liquid or gaseous fuel used for transportation.
The most promising raw material feedstocks for the future are lignocellulosic (non-edible) biomass, such as coppices or perennial energy crops, agricultural residues, and biological waste, which also have the shortest delay before producing climate benefits. Biomass has a more efficient conversion from chemical to heat energy than electricity. Power plants using biomass as fuel can provide a stable power output, unlike the intermittent power from solar or wind farms.
Examples of some commonly used woody plants grown specifically for biomass are willow and bamboo due to their fast growth rates.
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