Another advantage of biomass is that it is renewable. The formation of fossil fuels takes millions of years,
while plants used as a source of biomass grow in periods of months or years.
Plants can be directly used as a source of biomass or as various raw materials with low economic value,
such as plant-based waste, industrial waste, household waste, and animal waste.
Significant progress, especially in developed nations, has been made in obtaining fuel from biomass.
Applications, such as the production of ethanol from corn and biodiesel from oil crops like canola or waste oils, are rapidly increasing.