Ontario backs attempt to convert coal plants for biomass
CANOE — CNEWS – Politics: Ontario backs attempt to convert coal plants for biomass.
Biomass, as a renewable energy source, refers to living and recently dead biological material that can be used as fuel or for industrial production. In this context, biomass refers to plant matter grown to generate electricity or produce biofuel, and it also includes plant or animal matter used for production of fibers, chemicals or heat. Biomass may also include biodegradable wastes that can be burnt as fuel. It excludes organic material which has been transformed by geological processes into substances such as coal or petroleum.
Canada needs to pursue things like this, even if it doesn’t turn out to be a viable energy source, we need to try.