Boyle, Stewart.

Stubborn Fuel. / Stewart Boyle. - Tomorrow, 2002. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Article 72. Environment, 1522-3205; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Originally Published: Stubborn Fuel, April 2002; pp. 30-34.

"Biomass--an umbrella term for a range of organic materials--already provides about 11 percent of global energy. But analysts reckon new technologies give modern biomass the potential to go much further. Thomas Johannson, head of energy development at the UN Development Program, estimates this abundant resource could satisfy between 65 and 100 percent of current global energy demand." (TOMORROW MAGAZINE) This article examines how biomass is being used around the world and speculates about its future.

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Alternative fuels.
Animal waste.
Biogas.
Biomass energy.
Electric power production.
Energy crops.
Fuelwood.
Landfill gases.
Methane.

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