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Activity
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Energy Basics: Renewable Energy: Biomass

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the renewable energy resource using biomass technologies. Learn about the three main types of biomass and how the stored energy from the sun is captured for use.
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Website
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Bionergy Technologies Office

For Students 9th - 10th
Information and resources on bioenergy, biomass and biofuels.
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Handout
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

State Energy Conservation Office: Generating Electricity With Biomass

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the overall picture of biomass use as a source of renewable energy in the United States. Five methods of generating electricity from biomass are described.
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Handout
Other

Applied Thermodynamics: Combustion of Biomass Fuel

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by Applied Thermodynamics. Fuel analysis and combustion characteristics of biomass fuels. Charts and equations available.