Biomass Energy Plant Simulator

Biomass Power Plant

Feed rate 6 t/h

Moisture content 20%

Fuel type Wood pellets

Power output

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Efficiency

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CO₂ (biogenic)

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Energy today

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How it works

Biomass fuel — here wood pellets, straw or biogas-equivalent feedstock — is fed into a combustion furnace where its stored chemical energy is released as heat. Some of that heat drives a steam turbine to make electricity; in cogeneration mode the leftover heat is also captured and sold as district heat instead of being vented up the stack, which is why combined heat-and-power plants reach far higher overall efficiency than electricity-only ones.

P = feedRate · LHV · η(moisture, mode)
η_elec ≈ 20–40%   η_cogen ≈ up to 90%
η(moisture) = ηbase − k·moisture

Feed rate — tonnes of biomass fed per hour; more fuel means more available chemical energy, up to the furnace's rated capacity.
Moisture content — wet fuel wastes energy boiling off water before it can burn, so efficiency drops as moisture rises.
Fuel type — wood pellets, straw and biogas differ in energy density (LHV) and how cleanly they burn.
Cogeneration — toggles whether waste heat is captured (tall flame + hot exchanger) or vented as pure stack loss.

Real-world relevance: biomass is one of the few renewables that can be stored and dispatched on demand, unlike solar or wind — but its emissions and efficiency depend heavily on fuel moisture, feedstock sourcing and whether the plant recovers waste heat.

Biomass pellets Flame / heat Stack exhaust Turbine (power)

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