Biofuel
Biomass Energy in term of renewable energy
Biomass energy is a type of renewable energy that is generated from organic materials, such as plants, wood, agricultural waste, and other organic matter.
The organic matter can be burned directly to produce heat, or it can be processed into biofuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel. Biomass energy is considered a renewable source of energy because the organic matter used to generate it can be replenished through natural processes.
Additionally, the carbon emissions produced from burning biomass are considered to be offset by the carbon dioxide absorbed by the plants during their growth, making it a potentially carbon-neutral source of energy.
30 largest biomass power plants based on available information:
Rank | Name of Power Plant | Country | Capacity (MW) |
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1 | Drax Power Station | United Kingdom | 2,580 |
2 | Ironbridge Power Station | United Kingdom | 1,000 |
3 | Amer Power Station | Netherlands | 750 |
4 | BioEnergie GmbH | Germany | 750 |
5 | BHKW Klingenberg | Germany | 736 |
6 | Lahti Energy | Finland | 190 |
7 | Gentse Warmte Centrale | Belgium | 180 |
8 | Amager Bakke | Denmark | 170 |
9 | Teesside Renewable Energy Plant | United Kingdom | 299 |
10 | Electrabel Langerlo | Belgium | 100 |
11 | Stevens Croft Biomass Power Plant | United Kingdom | 35 |
12 | Wilton 10 Biomass Power Station | United Kingdom | 35 |
13 | Lynemouth Power Station | United Kingdom | 420 |
14 | Helius CoRDe Ltd | United Kingdom | 100 |
15 | Blackburn Meadows Biomass Plant | United Kingdom | 30 |
16 | RWE Tilbury Biomass Power Plant | United Kingdom | 750 |
17 | Lynemouth Biomass | United Kingdom | 420 |
18 | DP CleanTech | China | 30 |
19 | Shenzhen Energy Group Co. Ltd | China | 16.5 |
20 | Kyushu Biomass Power Co. Ltd | Japan | 165 |
21 | Zibo Green Energy New Energy Co. | China | 30 |
22 | BGPC Qingdao Biomass Power Co. | China | 30 |
23 | PT Pura Mayungan | Indonesia | 14.5 |
24 | OKI Pulp & Paper Mills | Indonesia | 12.5 |
25 | PT Gawi Makmur Kalimantan | Indonesia | 10 |
26 | Dangjin Bio-1 | South Korea | 105 |
27 | Helius Varme | Denmark | 32 |
28 | Sleaford Renewable Energy Plant | United Kingdom | 40 |
29 | Esti Energia AS | Estonia | 19.8 |
30 | AET Kaukas | Lithuania | 20 |
Here is a table of countries with biomass power plants, their capacity, and number of power plants:
Country | Capacity (MW) | Number of Power Plants |
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United States | 16,710 | 534 |
Germany | 5,840 | 92 |
Brazil | 5,155 | 164 |
United Kingdom | 2,627 | 65 |
China | 2,540 | 28 |
Sweden | 2,462 | 39 |
Spain | 2,258 | 60 |
Finland | 1,391 | 19 |
Italy | 1,280 | 41 |
Japan | 1,159 | 36 |
Canada | 1,053 | 61 |
France | 1,050 | 25 |
Denmark | 949 | 14 |
Poland | 850 | 23 |
Belgium | 817 | 11 |
Austria | 700 | 20 |
Netherlands | 661 | 13 |
Portugal | 617 | 5 |
South Korea | 570 | 8 |
Norway | 520 | 7 |
Czech Republic | 424 | 15 |
Turkey | 408 | 17 |
Thailand | 370 | 8 |
Australia | 363 | 11 |
Switzerland | 360 | 6 |
Russia | 309 | 23 |
Taiwan | 272 | 6 |
Chile | 222 | 12 |
Latvia | 219 | 7 |
Estonia | 210 | 3 |
Lithuania | 190 | 5 |
Slovakia | 143 | 6 |
Hungary | 121 | 4 |
Greece | 91 | 7 |
Ireland | 79 | 2 |
Argentina | 60 | 7 |
Ukraine | 55 | 10 |
Mexico | 44 | 3 |
Romania | 29 | 2 |
South Africa | 27 | 1 |
Bulgaria | 25 | 1 |
Croatia | 24 | 1 |
Serbia | 22 | 1 |
New Zealand | 14 | 1 |
Indonesia | 14 | 1 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12 | 1 |
Malaysia | 11 | 1 |
Colombia | 9 | 1 |
Philippines | 8 | 1 |
Peru | 5 | 1 |
Uruguay | 2 | 1 |
Belarus | 1 | 1 |