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'''Biomass''', a source of [[renewable energy]], is [[biology|biological]] material such as wood, wood waste, straw, sugar cane, algae, and many other byproducts derived from agricultural and forestry production as well as other sources. Since biomass derives from plants generated by [[solar energy]] in the [[photosynthesis]] process, it can also be defined as the biological material on [[Earth]] that has stored solar energy in the chemical bonds of the organic material. | |||
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Biomass, a source of renewable energy, is biological material such as wood, wood waste, straw, sugar cane, algae, and many other byproducts derived from agricultural and forestry production as well as other sources. Since biomass derives from plants generated by solar energy in the photosynthesis process, it can also be defined as the biological material on Earth that has stored solar energy in the chemical bonds of the organic material.