This module covers the fundamentals of manufacturing biomass pellets on the farm, to be used as a renewable fuel. Procedures, equipment, and economics are all discussed, with ample time for questions and feedback.
Link to all of the Northeast Farm …
Resources from NEWBio: The Northeast Woody/Warm-season Biomass Consortium
The Northeast Woody/Warm-season Biomass Consortium (NEWBio) is a regional network of universities, businesses, and governmental organizations dedicated to building robust, scalable, and sustainable value chains for biomass energy in the Northeast. Driven by the …
Size of ground biomass particles is significant logistically
by Oladiran Fasin
As part of preparing biomass for conversion into biofuels, biomass is ground through mills such as a hammer mill (Figure 1) or a knife mill. The ground biomass particles are then fed into conversion vessels and/or stored …
Technological Processes: Thermochemical
Introduction
Woody biomass is converted into useful forms of energy (i.e. solid, liquid, or gaseous fuels) as well as useful products (e.g. polymers, bio-plastics, char, pellets, and acids) using a number of technological processes. Thermochemical processes depend on the relationship …
Introduction to Biomass Combustion
Combustion of biomass used to heat greenhouses.
Fire, or combustion of biomass, is arguably the oldest known and most widely used controllable energy source on earth. In recent years, rising costs of fossil fuels and the development of advanced equipment …