RENEWABLE ENERGY

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable Energy film

Biomass

Aim: To compare the amount of gas that is produced from different types of biomass.

Material:

1. Bottle   
2. Horse Manure 
3.  Balloon 
4.  Mashed Banana
5.  Vegetable scraps 
6.   Gloves 
7.  Pencils
8.  A cup 

Steps:

Bottle one - Horse Manure

1.   Remove the label from the bottle. 
2.   Get your bottle and add in one cup of horse manure.
3.   Then add fill it up with water.
4.   The last step is to name your bottle horse manure
5.   Put the balloon on the top   

Bottle two - Horse Manure - Mashed Banana

1.  Remove the label from the bottle. 
2.  Get your bottle and add in one cup of horse manure.
3.  Add in one mashed banana 
4.  Fill the rest up with water
5.  Put the balloon on the top  
6.  The last step is to name your bottle horse manure and mashed banana

Bottle there - Horse Manure -  Vegetable Scraps

1.  Remove the label from the bottle. 
2.  Get your bottle and add in one cup of horse manure.
3.  Add in one vegetable scraps
4.  Fill the rest up with water
5.  Put the balloon on the top  
6.  The last step is to name your bottle horse manure and vegetable

Investigation.

What is biomass?

Biomass is renewable energy that is a score of living or recently living plants and animal's that can be used for fuel.      
What are the 5 types of biomass?

1.  Wood
2.  Agricultural Products 
3.  Solid Waste
4.  Landfill Gases
5.  Alcohol Fuels

What are three benefits of biomass?

1.  Renewable  
2.  Carbon Neutral
3.  Cost-Effective 

What are three disadvantages of biomass?

1.   Can disrupt wildlife migration patterns. 
2.   Power can be intermittent 
3.   Generates power on smaller scales. 

Research the following types of Biomass.
You will need to:

Write a definition of each fuel.

Answer each question

• How is it made?
• What is it used for? 
• Where is it made? 
• What is it made with? 
• What countries use it?   

Place 2 images of the fuel.
What are its uses in the future?

Biomass types.

Name Agricultural crops.

Definition: A crop is a plant or animal product that can be grown and harvested 

Research:

Uses:

Image:

What are its uses in the future?

Name Animal waste.

Definition:

Research:

Uses:

Image:

What are its uses in the future?

Name: Bio-gas and Landfill gas

Definition:

Research:

Uses:

Image:

What are its uses in the future?

Name: Solid waste

Definition:

Research:

Uses:

Image:

What are its uses in the future?

Name: Alcohol Fuel

Definition:

Research:

Uses:

Image:

What are its uses in the future?