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Biopower technologies convert renewable biomass fuels

into heat and electricity using processes like those used

with fossil fuels. There are three ways to harvest the

energy stored in biomass to produce biopower: burning,

bacterial decay, and conversion to a gas or liquid fuel.

Biopower can offset the need for carbon fuels burned in

power plants, thus lowering the carbon intensity of

electricity generation. Unlike some forms of

intermittent renewable energy, biopower can increase

the flexibility of electricity generation and enhance the

reliability of the electric grid.