Fossil Fuels
Fission
Hydroelectric
Biomass
Solar
Wind
Geothermal
Fusion
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Examples of Biomass
Wood
- Trees
- Shrubs
- Wood Residue
Sawdust, bark, etc. from forest clearings and mills
Wastes
- Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)
Paper, food and yard wastes, platics, wood, and tires
- Livestock Waste
- Process Waste
- Sewage
Crops
- Starch crops
Corn, wheat, and barley
- Sugar crops
Cane and beet
- Forage crops
Grasses, alfalfa, and clover
- Oilseed crops
soybean, sunflower, safflower
Aquatic Plants
- Algae
- Water weed
- Water hyacinth
- Reed and rushes
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