About this Course
This course addresses how biopower works, the various attributes by which it is compared to other renewable fuel sources and technologies, characteristics of biopower, and the future potential of biopower.
- Define biopower
- List the technologies used to generate biopower
- Relate how the technologies convert the energy in biomass resources to electricity
- Define key attributes that determine the benefits, costs, and challenges associated with biopower technologies and analyze how biopower technology attributes compare to other generation alternatives
- Evaluate the potential role of biopower in a region’s overall electric generation resource mix
- Identify key issues for the future growth of biopower
