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[[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]] | [[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]] | ||
Biomass is a material, other than fossil fuel or peat, which is derived directly or indirectly from plant matter, animal matter, fungi, algae or bacteria (and includes any such material contained in Waste which is termed biogenic material). | [[Biomass]] is a material, other than fossil fuel or peat, which is derived directly or indirectly from plant matter, animal matter, fungi, algae or bacteria (and includes any such material contained in Waste which is termed '''biogenic material'''). | ||
Biomass is a renewable energy source, generated from the burning of the above mentioned materials or household waste. It releases CO<sub>2</sub> when burned but considerably less than fossil fuels. Biomass is considered to be a renewable source of energy if the plants or other organic materials being burned are replaced.<ref>[https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/blog/what-role-does-biomass-have-play-our-energy-supply/ Energy Savings Trust]</ref> | Biomass is a renewable energy source, generated from the burning of the above mentioned materials or household waste. It releases CO<sub>2</sub> when burned but considerably less than fossil fuels. Biomass is considered to be a renewable source of energy if the plants or other organic materials being burned are replaced.<ref>[https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/blog/what-role-does-biomass-have-play-our-energy-supply/ Energy Savings Trust]</ref> | ||
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|Biomass Content (as received)||style='text-align:center;' |wt/wt% (mean)|| style='text-align:center;' |>=90||style='text-align:center;' |>=80||style='text-align:center;' |>=60||style='text-align:center;' |>=50||style='text-align:center;' |<50 | |Biomass Content (as received)||style='text-align:center;' |wt/wt% (mean)|| style='text-align:center;' |>=90||style='text-align:center;' |>=80||style='text-align:center;' |>=60||style='text-align:center;' |>=50||style='text-align:center;' |<50 | ||
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[[DESNEZ]] published their biomass strategy in August 2023 with the intention of ensuring sustainable biomass use across the economy<ref>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1177473/biomass-strategy-2023.pdf</ref> | |||
Further details on the numbers and types of biomass plants operating throughout the UK are given on the [[Biomass Waste EFW]] page. | Further details on the numbers and types of biomass plants operating throughout the UK are given on the [[Biomass Waste EFW]] page. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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