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BIOMASS
Renewable energy can play an important role in U.S. energy security, reducing fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions.
Biomass solutions that recycle organic waste into renewable energy protects our air, water and soil.


Biogas can be produced from solid organic waste using thermochemical processes.
Organic waste can include wood waste, almond and pistachio shells, cardboard waste and other solid organic wastes that would otherwise be disposed of in landfills.
Biogas is a rapidly growing renewable energy source
Biogas is produced by recycling organic waste into renewable energy that protects our air, water and soil. Biogas systems also displace fossil fuels and help solve waste management issues.
The amount of wood and wood waste energy consumed in the US of 2020 per sector
INDUSTRIAL
1,376 TBtu
65%
RESIDENTIAL
458 TBtu
22%
ELECTRIC POWER
185 TBtu
9%
COMMERCIAL
83 TBtu
4%
The amounts are in trillion British thermal units (TBtu)
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