Much interest has been focused on the renewable energy technologies of solar PV and ground source heat pumps, both of which look set to be the popular mainstay of curriculum options when completing either electrical courses or plumbing training.However, other renewable natural resources are also available as equally valuable skills training qualifications, not least, undertaking a BPEC woody biomass course, designed to comply with the requirements of the Microgeneration Certification Scheme.A key course training objective it is to train candidates to be able to advise on the most appropriate woody biomass system after client consultation to determine their needs and to be competent to install, maintain and service the common UK types of woody biomass heating systems.Biomass may be defined as biological material derived from living, or recently living organisms. Biomass, when applied to energy, most often refers to plant based material, but biomass can equally apply to both animal and vegetable derived material.Almost always used for generating heat and rarely for electricity, Woody biomass has significant advantage uses: