Options for electricity generation from biomass

One of the energy forms that biomass can be converted into is electricity. In response to a call to the Bioenergy Hotline, bioenergy experts have completed a quick survey of the feasibility of a number of methods of converting biomass into electricity. The options for the generation of electricity were: 1) via a two-step process of first converting the biomass to ethanol and then to electricity via jet turbine; 2) via a steam turbine; 3) via a two step process of gasifing the biomass and then converting the gas to electricity via a gas turbine; 4) via an organic Rankine cycle.