Introduction to Biomass Energy by Navtej Kohli
To most of the people the most familiar form of renewable energy is water, wind and sun. But plant and animal waste, biomass is known to provide more energy in USA alone as compared to wind and solar energy. Biomass energy has been used for thousands of years, ever since people started burning wood to generate energy.
Today, even though wood is still the largest biomass energy resource, many other sources of biomass can also be used, including plants, residues from agriculture or forestry, and the organic component of municipal and industrial wastes.
Biomass energy is very eco-friendly and has a lot of potential to reduce the green house emission in the atmosphere. Even though biomass energy generates the same amount of carbon dioxide as fossil fuels, it is compensated every time a new plant grows. Thus, the net emission of carbon dioxide becomes zero.
Biomass is a renewable energy source because the energy is generated from the sun. This energy is generated in plants by a process of photosynthesis, where the chlorophyll in plants captures the sun's energy by converting carbon dioxide from the air and water from the ground into carbohydrates, complex compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. When these carbohydrates are burned, they are converted into CO2 and water and release the sun’s energy.
There are three major biomass energy technology applications:
Bio-fuels - Converting biomass into liquid fuels for transportation.
Bio-power - Burning biomass directly, or converting it into a gaseous fuel or oil, to generate electricity.
Bio-products - Converting biomass into chemicals for making products that typically are made from petroleum.
About the Author
Navtej Kohli is the chief executive office at Granox Ltd., an oil exploration company based in Russia. Navtej Kohli along with Granox Ltd.., is bringing his magic touch to Russia by hiring dozens of employees to launch the company. Building corporations on three continents might be daunting to some but for Kohli, it’s been a matter of believing in himself and overcoming the fear of risk that holds so many others back.
As the founder of the Navtej Kohli Career Center, Navtej Kohli has helped build a workforce for the global economy that can adapt to the 21st century. Along the way, he has given jobs and hope for the future to hundreds of talented and skilled individual.
Navtej Kohli has 20 years of experience in leading and building successful businesses. He has written a many white papers, reports and articles. Navtej has a bachelor’s degree from IIT, India in electrical engineering.