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
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