Biomass power

Biomass energy can be produced from combustion of waste green material to heat water into steam and drive a steam turbine. Bioenergy can also be processed through a range of temperatures and pressures in gasification, pyrolysis or torrefaction reactions. Depending on the desired end product, these reactions create more energy-dense products (syngas, wood pellets, biocoal) that can then be fed into an accompanying engine to produce electricity at a much lower emission rate when compared with open burning.

Grammar in Use

I. Open the brackets using the verbs into First Conditional. Translate the sentences.

1. If she (to find out) the truth, she (to be) very happy.

2. I (to visit) this museum, if I (to have) time.

3. If she (to want) the advice, she (to ask) you.

4. What you (to do), if he (to tell) you to leave?

5. They (to find) the solution, if they (to understand) the problem.

II. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian.

1. If I had a million pounds, I’d buy a yacht.

2. If I were you, I’d pay for parking.

3. If I had money enough, I would buy a car.

4. If the weather were fine, I would go for a walk.

III. Complete the Conditional Sentences Type II.

1. If I (play) the lottery, I (have) a chance to hit the jackpot.

2. She (spend) a year in the USA if it (be) easier to get a green card.

3. If I (be) rich, my life (change) completely.

4. I (buy) a lonely island, if I (find) a nice one.

5. We (help) you if we (know) how.

6. I (invite) all my friends if I (have) a house by the beach.

IV. Complete the Conditional Sentences Type III.

1. If you had prepared for the exam more thoroughly, you (get) a better mark.

2. Our team (to be) in better form if they (to train) harder the weeks before.

3. Their motivation (to improve) if they (to kick) a goal during the first half.

4. If I find your passport, I (telephone) you at once.

5. If you (not know) the meaning of a word, you may use a dictionary.

V. Translate into English.

1. Якби автомобіль не їхав так швидко, нещасного випадку не сталося б.

2. Якщо він не прийде завтра, надішліть йому телеграму.

3. Якщо я буду там і побачу його, я скажу йому про це.

4. Мені потрібно було багато часу, щоб перекласти цю статтю. Якби ви мені дали хороший словник, я б витратив менше часу.

5. Було б дуже люб’язно з вашого боку, якби ви могли це зробити для мене.

VI. Translate these sentences into Ukrainian, paying attention to conditional sentences of the first, second and third types.

1. If metal is heated the electrons move faster.

2. Provided they regarded these new methods once more they would apply them in their research.

3. If they had completed the research, the results would have been discussed at the conference.

4. It would be much easier to compute satellite orbits if the Earth were perfectly spherical and had no atmosphere.

5. If there were no friction we could not even walk.

6. But for electricity little could be done in a modern research laboratory.

7. Were there no atmosphere, the surface of the Earth would become too hot by day and too cold at night.

8. If we look around, we can see that electricity is serving us in one way or another.

9. If we had tested this material, we should have used it in our work.

10. If supercomputers had not been used for thermodynamic calculations, designers would have spent all their lives on computation.

11. Superconductivity can be obtained in some materials if the temperature is very low and close to absolute zero.

12. If you think that a computer never makes mistakes, you are wrong.

13. If I were free, I should help you with pleasure.