Each of the major sources of biomass fuel, feedstocks, agricultural residues, energy crops, forestry residues, and urban wood waste/mill residues, are covered in detail in chapter one.  Chapter two discusses the methods to process and convert biomass into electrical power.  There are environmental consequences to using biomass for electric power generation, and chapter three discusses the environmental risks and benefits of using biomass power.  

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

After taking this course the learner will have an understanding of the following topics:

• Biomass fuel
• The current use of biomass fuel for electric power generation
• How gasification works
• The costs associated with biomass fuels
• The types of feed stocks available for biomass fuels
• The methods to convert biomass into a usable fuel
• How anaerobic digestion works
• The pyrolysis process