When the wind begins to drop, system operators would dispatch the biomass burning furnaces to make up the shortfall. Such a system can exceed 80 percent efficiency, compared to just 32 percent efficiency for conventional electricity systems such as coal-fired power plants. Blevins believes that his technology is adaptable for both developing and developed nations. According to Blevins, the technology is also applicable in the fight to slow down and prevent climate change. Renewable energies, such as wind power and biomass burning, produce much less, if any, carbon dioxide.
Carbon dioxide is the most prevalent greenhouse gas.
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