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Biomass

The biomass is constituted by biological substances of animal or vegetable origin that properly treated can be transformed into energy.
Plants, through the process called photosynthesis store energy from the sun by converting captured carbon lanidride dallatmosfera in biological mass .
Forests, woods , meadows , are large reservoirs of biomass due to the possibility of collecting cuttings , plants and trees , all that is obtained as the result of maintenance .
In some cases, even some cities ( the lucky ones ) can become good reservoirs of biomass production, thanks to the organic fraction of waste, that if met adequately , together with the material of pruning and cutting plants and gardens can have great value .
biomass is the second largest source of renewable energy after hydroelectric power to produce electricity.

biomass

An ' obvious advantage of biomass is its availability relative to demand , at present technologies have developed to the point that you can generate electricity and heat for small towns, and dividing plants for big cities.