biofuel
Noun
Meaning
biofuel (plural biofuels)
Any fuel that is obtained from a renewable biological resource, especially from biomass.
Synonym: biomass
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Phrases with the word
Examples
It's obviously tricky to convert cellulose to a useful biofuel. I think actually the most efficient way to use cellulose is to burn it in a co-generation power plant. That will yield the most energy and that is something you can do today.
The most interesting biofuel efforts avoid using land that's expensive and has high opportunity costs. They do this by getting onto other types of land, or taking advantage of byproducts that aren't used in the food chain today, or by intercropping.
Pond scum stinks. And so do the Obama administration's enormous, taxpayer-funded 'investments' in politically connected biofuel companies.
Europe’s biofuel production capacity is expected to grow to around 8 million tonnes per year from the current 3 million tonnes per annum, according to Barclays analyst Joshua Stone.
By boosting farm productivity, biotechnology plays a crucial role in ensuring that biofuel production targets are met.
Biofuel In many countries, significant research has begun to evaluate the use of cassava as an ethanol biofuel feedstock.