SCIENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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to generate electricity.
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for manufacturing.
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as a source of hydropower.
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for heating and cooking.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Biomass continues to be an important fuel in many countries, especially for cooking and heating in developing countries. The use of biomass fuels for transportation and for electricity generation is increasing in many developed countries as a means of avoiding carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use.
Detailed explanation-2: -It provides an alternative energy source to the use of traditional fuel sources, which is dominantly used in most developing countries.
Detailed explanation-3: -For biomass fuels, the most common feedstocks used today are corn grain (for ethanol) and soybeans (for biodiesel). In the near future-and with NREL-developed technology-agricultural residues such as corn stover (the stalks, leaves, and husks of the plant) and wheat straw will also be used.
Detailed explanation-4: -Abstract. Biomass is the world’s fourth largest energy source and the first in developing countries representing 14% and 35%, respectively, of primary energy.