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Produced by both forests and agriculture, biomass represents a significant energy potential and therefore a realistic alternative to fossil fuels.
Dalkia already has experience of biomass in several European countries and is in the process of securing its supply chain and proposing increasingly effective technical and economic solutions.
Combatting the greenhouse effect and fluctuations in the price of oil have emphasized the great appeal of biomass - a renewable energy, it helps promote the value of ecosystems, particularly in forests, and is neutral in terms of CO2 and therefore the greenhouse effect. Its impact on local employment is equally positive.
In the field of energy, the term covers three main constituent elements:
The choice of biomass depends on its use (heat or electricity production) and local potential. Every project requires consideration of the supply chain, how it is organized and the regulatory context. For instance many European countries encourage use of biomass through grants, green taxes or CO2 emissions allowances.
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When they grow, plants absorb CO2 given off during combustion of wood.
If biomass were not burned, the accumulated carbonic gas would end up back in the atmosphere through the normal process of decomposition.
The impact of its combustion on the greenhouse effect is therefore neutral.
