"Barkip Anaerobic-Digester Biomass powerplant" Bioenergy refers to the chemical energy found within biomass or biofuels. That energy can be released through special processing, or simply by combustion. This leads us to our next two questions: What is biomass and what are biofuels?
Biomass refers to organic material that at some point in its life cycle has benefited from photosynthesis and sunlight. Some examples include wood, crops, municipal waste, algae, and even grass.
Through photosynthesis, biomass contains within it stored chemical energy from sunlight, which is why we refer to bioenergy as renewable energy. Unlike fossil fuels, bioenergy inputs — or feedstocks as they are called — can be grown. While biomass is typically solid, biofuels are often liquid or gaseous, and represent a more refined (and more commercially viable) source of bioenergy. Biofuels can be sourced from a wide variety of feedstocks, and are more often used in transportation fuels thanks to their ability to be stored as liquid fuels (Tara Energy)
