Biomass

Biomass is plant material and this can be used as a source of energy. Its simplest use is burning for heating and cooking and is widely used throughout the world for this purpose.  On a larger scale biomass can be used for the generation of electricity. Over the full cycle the use of biomass is “carbon neutral”, in that the carbon dioxide is released from and then recaptured into plant growth, provided the ecosystem from which the biomass is derived is maintained.