Period+1+Group+3+Waste+Energy+Plant+(Biomass)


 * __Energy Type:__** Biomass
 * __Source:__** Sugar cane, wood, and wastes

__**How is this energy converted/transferred into usable energy?**__

Biomass is converted into energy by burning fuel then hot water produces steam, the steam changes to turbines; the turbine changed generators then creates electrical power.


 * __How is this type of energy used today?__**

Biomass can be used for heat, a stove, a boiler, burned to get energy for a car, and burn garbage to make electricity.

__**Advantages:**__
 * Fuel is cheap
 * Less demand on fossil fuels
 * Use waste materials
 * __Disadvantages:__**
 * Growing/collecting in quantities could be hard
 * Waste materials aren’t around all year
 * Burning biofuel makes greenhouse gases

Biomass is a renewable energy source.
 * __Is this energy source renewable or non-renewable?__**