Biomass definition

Biomass means the biodegradable fraction of products, waste and residues from biological origin from agriculture (including vegetal and animal substances), forestry and related industries including fisheries and aquaculture, as well as the biodegradable fraction of industrial and municipal waste;

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Biomass means wastes produced during agricultural and forestry operations (for example straws and stalks) or produced as a by-product of processing operations of agricultural produce (e.g., husks, shells, deoiled cakes, etc); wood produced in dedicated energy plantations or recovered from wild bushes/weeds; and the wood waste produced in some industrial operations;

Biomass means nonfossilized and biodegradable organic material originating from plants, animals, and microorganisms, including products, by-products, residues, and waste from agriculture, forestry, and related industries as well as the nonfossilized and biodegradable organic fractions of municipal wastewater and industrial waste, including gases and liquids recovered from the decomposition of nonfossilized and biodegradable organic material.

Examples of Biomass in a sentence

• For comparison, the average mix of energy sources in 2017 supplying the US includes: Coal (30%), Nuclear (20%), Oil (0%), Natural Gas (32%), Large Hydroelectric (7%), Wind (6%), Biomass (2%), Solar (1%), Petroleum (less than 1%), and Other (1%).

• The risk whether the stored gas is to be considered as gas produced according to the Biomasseverordnung (German Biomass Ordinance), for example in order to receive appropriate remunerations subject to the Erneuerbare- Energien-Gesetz (German Renewable Energy Law) in the use of the gas in the electricity, shall be solely borne by the customer.

• The Parties will seek to create a Biomass Disposal and Utilization Plan within 1.5 years after the approval of this agreement that addresses estimated annual wood fiber supplies, estimated annual industry demands, disposal opportunities that include increased pile burning outside of wildland urban interface areas, available funding sources, regulatory hurdles, innovative utilization of biomass, and other topics as agreed upon by the Parties to inform a useful approach to addressing biomass issues.

More Definitions of Biomass

Biomass means non-fossilized and biodegradable organic material originating from plants, animals, and microorganisms, including products, byproducts, residues and waste from agriculture, forestry, and related industries as well as the non-fossilized and biodegradable organic fractions of industrial and municipal wastes, including gases and liquids recovered from the decomposition of non-fossilized and biodegradable organic matter.

Biomass means any of the following:

Biomass means any organic matter that is not derived from fossil fuels, that can be converted to usable fuel for the production of energy, and that replenishes over a human, not a geological, time frame, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

Biomass means material, other than Fossil Fuel or peat, which is, or is derived directly or indirectly from, plant matter, animal matter, fungi, algae or bacteria (and includes any such material contained in Waste);

Biomass means crop residue used to produce energy or agricultural crops grown specifically for the production of energy.

Biomass means organic material that is available on a renewable or recurring basis, including:

Biomass means non-fossilized and biodegradable organic material originating from plants, animals, and microorganisms, including products, by-products, residues, and waste from agriculture, forestry, and related industries as well as the non-fossilized and biodegradable organic fractions of industrial and municipal wastes, including gases and liquids recovered from the decomposition of non-fossilized and biodegradable organic material. For the purpose of this article, biomass includes both California Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) eligible and non-eligible biomass as defined by the California Energy Commission.