This document discusses biomass as a renewable energy source. It defines biomass as natural material from living or dead organisms that can be converted to energy. Biomass energy is stored in organic compounds that can be converted into heat, gases, solids, liquids or chemicals through combustion, gasification or pyrolysis. Examples of biomass feedstocks include wood, agricultural waste and municipal solid waste. The document also outlines the biomass energy cycle and various biomass conversion technologies and their processes.