Biomass:The energy growing

around us

Grant Hauber

Biomass is any living plant matter

Biomass energy is energy made from something

that is or once was plant matter

Types of

Biomas

s

Biomass is the oldest source of energy

As a fire burns down, it gets hotter

Heat can be used to cook, boil water

We can use fire to make steam, and make steam do work for us

Biomass

High Heat

Boiler

Steam

Steam spins the turbine blades

Turning Biomass into Electricity

Rotating magnets create electricity

Pipes filled with water are heated to make steam

Inside a biomass steam boiler

Fire heats the water

Boiler

Steam Turbine

What biomass can you burn to make fire?

Types of

Biomas

s

What is this?

How much of this do you eat?

Rice

Rice husk1 bowl = 1000 grains of rice

1 bowl per day x 365 days per year

= 365,000 grains of rice per year

365,000 grains of rice 36,500 grains per kg

= 10 kg per year per person

13,000,000 people in Manila x 10 kg per person = 130,000,000 kg

Rice husk mountain!

Farmers often burn their crop waste to get rid of it

How can we stop this?

Biomass Power!

Grown Biomass = Energy Crops

Seedlings(2 months) Saplings

(1 year)

3 years7 years

Tree Plantations

Amazon BasinCongo Basin

Southeast Asia

Where do these trees grow?

Central America

Forest ProductsFrom Lumber Logs From Pulp Logs

Different trees, different logs

Lumber Logs

Pulp Logs

Slash Bundles

Tree Harvesting

Cutting Sorting

LoadingHauling

Chipping

Wood Chipping Machine

Saw mill

Harvested Logs

Saw dust from sawmill

Wood chips from forestry waste

Paper MillBiomass power and heat plant

Bringing it all together…with no waste!Electricity and Steam are used by the Paper

Mill

This tree is about 400 years old!

If I cut a tree, is it dead?

No, it can

Coppice

Where is this?

Pasay Road, Dasmariñas Village

Biogasfrom Poop to Power

Farms can be dirty places

Making food can leave behind a lot of nasty waste

Food or animal waste ferments in

the pond, releasing methane gas

Methane is highly

flammable!!

How to Capture Biogas

Thick rubber sheets cover the pond

Methane gas builds up under the rubber sheet

Tank type biogas plant

Power Generator

Biogas Capture Tanks

Methane Gas Pipe

Humans also generate lots of waste! Covered landfills capture methane like a balloon

This methane can be used to generate electricity

Thank You!