The conversion of biomass to energy (also called bioenergy)
encompasses a wide range of different types and
sources of biomass,conversion options,end-use applications
and infrastructure requirements. Biomass can be
derived from the cultivation of dedicated energy crops,
such as short rotation coppice (SRC),perennial grasses,
etc.; by harvesting forestry and other plant residues
(forest thinnings,straw,etc.); and from biomass wastes
such as sludge from organic industrial waste and organic
domestic waste or the wastes themselves. In each case
the biomass feedstock has to be harvested/collected,
transported and possibly stored,before being processed
into a form suitable for the chosen energy conversion
technology