Non-biomass waste — Material of non biological origin that is a byproduct or a discarded product. Non biomass waste includes municipal solid waste from non biogenic sources, such as plastics, and tire derived fuels. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information… … Energy terms
Waste — See Biomass waste and Non biomass waste. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary … Energy terms
Waste-to-energy — (WtE) or energy from waste (EfW) refers to any waste treatment that creates energy in the form of electricity or heat from a waste source. Such technologies reduce or eliminate waste that otherwise would be transferred to a greenhouse gas… … Wikipedia
Biomass — refers to living and recently dead biological material that can be used as fuel or for industrial production. Most commonly, biomass refers to plant matter grown to generate electricity or produce biofuel, but it also includes plant or animal… … Wikipedia
Biomass heating systems — refers to the various methods used to generate heat from biomass. The systems fall under the categories of direct combustion, gasification, combined heat and power (CHP), anaerobic and aerobic digestion. Historically, before the use of fossil… … Wikipedia
Waste Management, Inc — Waste Management, Inc. Type Public Traded as NYSE: WM … Wikipedia
biomass — /buy oh mas /, n. 1. Ecol. the amount of living matter in a given habitat, expressed either as the weight of organisms per unit area or as the volume of organisms per unit volume of habitat. 2. Energy. organic matter, esp. plant matter, that can… … Universalium
Waste energy — Municipal solid waste, landfill gas, methane, digester gas, liquid acetonitrile waste, tall oil, waste alcohol, medical waste, paper pellets, sludge waste, solid byproducts, tires, agricultural byproducts, closed loop biomass, fish oil, and… … Energy terms
biomass — A term used to describe trees (woody biomass) or crops such as wheat or corn, grasses and waste organic material (non woody biomass) which can be used to produce heat and power … Petroleum refining glossary
Biomass — As defined by the Energy Security Act (PL 96 294) of 1980, any organic matter which is available on a renewable basis, including agricultural crops and agricultural wastes and residues, wood and wood wastes and residues, animal wastes,… … Energy terms
