The Bioconverter is a machine that gradually converts biomass into power, 'digesting' it and extracting non-organic materials in the process. This provides slow, steady power over time, and is typically installed to capture organic waste materials that would otherwise be incinerated. Although the system does have a maximum capacity, it is fairly large and can be made larger with the installation of better matter bins. It can be manually loaded, and has a grinder to prepare larger manually fed objects for conversion. The Bioconverter has an onboard power cell that uses a minute amount of energy to start a conversion reaction, and a larger amount of energy to operate the grinder when needed; it recharges as a natural part of the Bioconverter's operation, using roughly half of the charge generated until it reaches capacity.
Biomass in System has a base max capacity of 10,000 units. This decays at 1% per minute, and outputs 1 kW per unit decayed. Of this, half is used to charge the power cell installed in the Bioconverter, and half is output into the power grid. It also generates hydrogen gas at roughly one unit per ten units of decay, which is collected in a standard canister and can be dispensed for other uses.
Typically the bioconverter is used in locations where available biomass is plentiful, such as Hydroponics, or connected to the plumbing systems of an installation.