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Combustion is widely used on various scales to convert biomass energy to heat and/or electricity with the help of a steam cycle (stoves, boilers, power plants). Production of heat, power, and (process) steam by means of combustion is applied for a wide variety of fuels, and from small scale (for domestic heating) to a scale in the range of 100 MWe. Co-combustion of biomass in (large and efficient) coal-fired power plants is an especially attractive option as well because of the high conversion efficiency of these plants. It is a proven technology, although further improvements in performance are still possible.

Net electrical efficiencies for biomass combustion power plants range from 20 to 40%. The higher efficiencies are obtained with systems over 100 MW_e or when the biomass is co-combusted in coal-fired power plants.

See also: Biomass – Direct Combustion.