Biomass for Consumers
A wide range of useful biobased products are now available for consumers:
- Biomass Fuels - Save up to 27% - E85 fuels from ethanol, can save consumers up to 27% on fuel costs. Also, due to increased consumer demand, biomass fuels are now available to consumers at fuel stations in all 50 states in the form of E85, a mixture of 85% Ethanol fuel and 15% gasoline. In addition to saving money and protecting our enviorinment, E85 fuels can also reduce our dependency on foriegn oil supplies. Even better, you may already own a flexible fuel vehicle. Flex-fuel vehicles are being produced by most major manufacturers, including GM and Ford.
- Biobased Products - In addition to biomass-derived transportation fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel, thermal power, and electricity, many biobased products are available for consumers.
Biomass Basic Definition
Biomass includes all plant and plant-derived material — essentially all energy originally captured by photosynthesis. This means that biomass is a fully renewable energy resource and that its use for biomass-derived fuels, power, chemicals, materials, or other products essentially generates no net greenhouse gas.
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