What does BPS mean in ENVIRONMENTAL

What is Biomass Production System? Biomass Production System utilizes a range of agricultural, forestry and waste management practices in order to obtain renewable resources such as plants and animals, byproducts from the processing or agricultural industries, or even municipal solid waste. These materials are then used to create fuels such as ethyl alcohol (ethanol), biodiesel, methane gas or electricity through combustion or thermal conversion technologies. The materials used for the production process vary depending on the type of biomass being produced. Biomass production typically involves harvesting renewable energy crops like switchgrass, growing dedicated energy crops on marginal land that would otherwise not be suitable for food crops, using agricultural waste streams such as corn stover or wheat straw left over from grain production, utilizing woody wastes like tree trimmings from forestry operations and mill residues from lumber mills, making use of municipal solid waste like grass clippings or paper product scraps for ethanol production, and using animal manures for methane gas generation via anaerobic digestion processes. Benefits

The advantages of biomass production are numerous; it is an abundant source of renewable energy that reduces dependency on non-renewable sources such as oil and natural gas while also providing industry with an environmentally friendly way of disposing its organic wastes while obtaining value at the same time. Furthermore, investing in BPS helps reduce global warming potential by reducing carbon dioxide emissions when burning biomass instead of fossil fuels; this helps contribute to overall efforts towards climate change mitigation goals. Additionally BPS creates jobs in rural communities both indirectly through market development activities and directly through operations related activities associated with harvesting/collection, transport/distribution and utilization of biomass energy products thoughout the supply chain network.