Biomass Energy in Africa. In my previous blogs, I talked much about the benefits of renewable energy and its different forms, namely: geothermal, wind, community energy, and waste-to-energy.
In this article I will introduce yet another source of renewable energy that has been showing a lot of promise for African countries: biomass. Biomass is organic matter, or matter that comes from a living or recently living organism, that can be transformed to energy through either thermal, chemical or biochemical processes. Perhaps the biggest benefit of biomass is that is considered as sustainable, clean and ‘green’ energy (i.e. it doesn’t emit too much carbon and doesn’t contribute to global warming).
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What's more, the existence of the still mysterious substance has shaken up decades-long assumptions about our atmosphere's self-cleaning process. Many studies have shown that trace gases and pollutants in the lowest level of our atmosphere break down naturally, thanks to molecules called hydroxyl (OH) radicals. But the breakdown spews out ozone, itself a toxic pollutant and a greenhouse gas. Piña Colada Cupcakes. Pineapple and coconut top these light pineapple cupcakes, what a perfect Spring dessert!
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IEA BioEnergy Agreement Task 33: Thermal Gasification of Biomass (home) Gasification. Gasification is a process that converts organic or fossil based carbonaceous materials into carbon monoxide, hydrogen and carbon dioxide.
This is achieved by reacting the material at high temperatures (>700 °C), without combustion, with a controlled amount of oxygen and/or steam. The resulting gas mixture is called syngas (from synthesis gas or synthetic gas) or producer gas and is itself a fuel. The power derived from gasification and combustion of the resultant gas is considered to be a source of renewable energy if the gasified compounds were obtained from biomass. The advantage of gasification is that using the syngas is potentially more efficient than direct combustion of the original fuel because it can be combusted at higher temperatures or even in fuel cells, so that the thermodynamic upper limit to the efficiency defined by Carnot's rule is higher or not applicable. Bioenergy News, Bioenergy Articles, Bioenergy Photos.
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