Syngas has created a subsidiary company - BioSyngas Pty Ltd - which handles all Biomass. Visit the dedicated website for more information - www.biosyngas.com.au.

Biomass is organic material derived from plants which need sunlight to grow. It is a store of energy which can be converted into heat, electricity and transportation fuels.

Biomass resources include wood from forestry, agricultural by-products, municipal waste, as well as organic waste streams from industrial food production. Animal and human wastes are also biomass.

Biomass is what’s called a renewable energy source because it is ‘renewed’ on a seasonal basis. Emissions from the partial combustion of biomass are considered to be ‘carbon neutral’ because the emissions that are released into the atmosphere when biomass is combusted (during the gasification process) are carbon dioxide (CO2) absorbed from the atmosphere by the material during its growth cycle. Therefore, the balance of CO2 in the atmosphere resulting from the partial combustion of biomass is unchanged. The only emissions that need to be counted are associated with processing and transport of the biomass. These emissions are relatively small compared to the emissions released when burning a biofuel.

Bio-energy does not contribute to the Greenhouse Effect and climate change. The carbon dioxide released during energy conversion is reabsorbed in equivalent stores of biomass through the photosynthesis process. Unlike wind or solar power, Bio-energy can be generated on demand.

Biomass energy conversion routes are shown in the image below.