# Biomass and Biomass combustion and CHP

Energy flows from biomass to biomass combustion and CHP; their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/biomass-and-biomass-combustion-and-chp/

[Biomass](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_biomass/) (energy) and [Biomass combustion and CHP](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_bio_combustion/) (energy): 2 relationships.

## How they are linked

### 1. Energy flow

*Physical flow · 48% of flow · Biomass → Biomass combustion and CHP*

Wood, straw and pellets are burned for heat and power.

- **48%** of Biomass's energy goes this way

### 2. Price link: main use

*Cost and price · Moderate · Both ways*

Boilers and combined heat and power plants are the main buyers of solid biomass fuel. Boiler equipment prices and chip prices share the US industrial cycle: monthly moves correlate at 0.14 and yearly moves at 0.48.

- **0.14** monthly change correlation
- **0.48** 12-month change correlation
- **0.51** fitted elasticity

Built from the site data on production routes, energy flows, industry value chains, input-output tables and prices.