Construction and working of biomass power plant

                                           BIO-MASS POWER PLANT

Biomass energy technology is one of the renewable energy sources that can be harnessed in modernized way for electricity in rural areas.

The term biomass is a renewable organic substance of plants and animal origin. It includes agricultural and forestry residues, animal and human wastages, urban and industries waste, municipal solid waste (garbage) etc.

Biomass has high moisture content and low calorific value. Modern biomass technologies can convert biomass to solid, liquid or gaseous fuels at improved efficiencies for electrical energy production.

Construction and working of biomass power plant

In a steam power plant if the fuel is coal of lignite, is called thermal power plant or if the fuel is biomass then the plant is called Biomass power plant. The fuel gives up its heat on combustion to a boiler. For effective combustion air is allowed to flow in to the boiler. The boiler converts the heat energy of fuel into steam energy and delivers steam at a high pressure and temperature to the steam turbine. The steam energy drives the turbine, which is coupled to electrical generator. The turbine converts steam energy into mechanical energy and generator from biomass is illustrated in below fig.

                                                          Biomass power plant

In biomass power plant its main function is input is dung and water it send to gas chamber after that it combustion process. Burn fuel when the water is heat to make steam that steam turns turbines by using mechanical coupling turbine turns the generator. Then the generator produced electrical power. That electrical power sent around country. Principle of biomass power plant its converts steam energy into electrical energy.

Advantages of Biomass:

1.   It makes sense to use waste materials where we can.
2.  The fuel tends to be cheap.
3.   Less demand on the Earth’s resources.
4.   No new co₂ is emitted.
5. The process is echo-friendly.
6.   Power generation through gasification is economical at all capacities.

Disadvantages of Biomass:

1.  Collecting the waste in sufficient quantities can be difficult.
2.  We burn the fuel, so it makes greenhouse gases.
3.  Some waste materials are not available all year round