The course material presents the various advantages of using biomass over fossil fuels and describes the rural and urban resources for biomass. The course material describes the various requirements and costs of preparing solid biomass fuel and biogas fuel for power generation. The course material explains the gas treatment systems for cleaning various contaminants like hydrogen sulfide, sulfur compounds, and corrosive gases. This course is based on Biomass Combined Heat and Power Catalog of Technologies.

At the conclusion of this course, the learner will have a better understanding of biomass for heat and power generation as well as an understanding of the following topics:

• Installed capital costs for solid biomass receiving and preparation
• Biogas fuel preparation and gas collection systems
• Biomass conversion technologies
• Power generation technologies
• Comparison of prime mover technologies applicable to biomass