Biomass Energy is a Renewable Energy Source that depends on the Cycle of Plant and Animal Living Matter.

Biomass Energy is the most Ancient form of Energy used by Man since the discovery of Fire in Prehistoric Times. This Energy allows to produce Electricity thanks to the heat released by the combustion of these materials (Wood, Vegetables, Agricultural Wastes, Organic Household Waste) or of the Biogas resulting from the Fermentation of these materials, in Biomass Power Plants.

Biomass by Combustion

The waste is directly burned to produce heat, Electricity, or both (Cogeneration). This concerns Wood, waste from Wood Processing Industries and Agricultural Vegetable waste (Straw, Sugar cane, Peanuts, Coconuts, etc.).

Biomass by Méthanization

The waste is first transformed into a Biogas, by Fermentation thanks to Micro-Organisms (Bacteria). The Biogas is then burned. This Biogas is close to Natural Gas and mainly composed of Methane. This concerns Household waste, Animal Manure and Slurry, Sludge from Sewage Treatment Plants, Paper, and Cardboard…

Biomass Energy emits almost no Pollutants and has no Impact on the Greenhouse Effect. The Amount of CO2, a Greenhouse Gas, that it releases corresponds to the Amount absorbed by the Plants during their Growth.

Moreover, the Valorisation of the Biogas in Electricity avoids the Emission of Methane, another Greenhouse Gas, in the Atmosphere. It represents a very important Energetic Potential, coming mainly from Landfills, but also from Sewage Sludge and Urban & Agricultural Wastes.

Today only 1/4 of this Potential is really used for the Production of Electricity and/or Heat.