1. The next big change in agriculture
Slide 1
Farming crops for fuel
The next big change in agriculture
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2. Slide 2 Biomass releases CO2 into the atmosphere
Effect carbon neutral – gas taken up earlier by plants
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3. Slide 3
Burning organic material now more cost-effective – but downside
Changing oil to biomass not easy – needs change in public attitude
Energy infrastructure centred on fossil fuel
Oil supply chains well established
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4. Slide 4 Biomass use/supply chains not developed
Biomass problems: smoke/smell
Biomass difficult to use outside industry – specialist equipment needed
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5. Slide 5 Biomass – various forms
Wood pellets for heating now cheaper than heating oil or liquefied petroleum gases in the UK
Ethanol now cheaper than petrol
Burning biomass reduces greenhouse gas emissions by more than 90%
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6. Slide 6 Hydrogen fuel cell buses piloted in London.
Power stations experimenting with biomass plus fossil fuels.
Ethanol easy biomass to use – added to petrol and used in cars.
Ethanol fermented from plants high in sugar.
Other forms of biomass: cow-dung, chicken litter and bedding, olive oil cake, methane from agricultural waste.
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