Bio Bloom
Energy and Change
Alize Alpha Pacheco
McKenzie Silver
Brianna Santa Cruz Cordero
- Grade:
- 7
- Teacher:
- Jackie Nichols
Bio-Bloom is a project about turning food waste into renewable energy. We chose this topic because a lot of food is thrown away around the world, and it creates pollution. Instead of wasting food, we looked at how food waste can be used to make energy. Our results showed that food waste can be turned into biodiesel which is a green energy type of fuel. This helps reduce trash in landfills and replaces some fossil fuels. Bio Bloom shows that using food waste for energy is a smart, sustainable solution to help the environment. Keywords: renewable energy, food waste, biodiesel, pollution, sustainability, environmental engineering, green energy, fossil fuel.
Exploring how biomass can be converted into fuel as a cleaner energy source shows not only scientific curiosity but also awareness of real-world environmental challenges. You chose a topic that scientists and engineers around the world are actively researching — that is very impressive.
Your project demonstrates an understanding of an important concept in energy science: renewable vs. nonrenewable resources. Coal is a fossil fuel that takes millions of years to form and releases large amounts of carbon dioxide when burned. Biomass, on the other hand, comes from recently living plants or organic materials and can be replenished much more quickly. By investigating biomass as a possible alternative, you showed strong environmental awareness and forward thinking.
It was especially good that you tried to compare biomass fuel to coal in terms of energy production, burning time, or heat output. That comparison makes your experiment meaningful and relevant. You are thinking like a real energy scientist — asking not just “Does it burn?” but “Can it realistically replace coal?”