Biofuel

Biofuel

A Biofuel is a type of fuel whose energy is derived from biological carbon fixation. Biofuels include fuels derived from biomass conversion, as well as solid biomass, liquid fuels and various biogases.

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Biofuels

Energy; Biofuel

Liquid fuels, such as ethanol or biodiesel, that are made from biomass. Like fossil fuels, biofuels have many applications such as powering cars, trucks, ships and airplanes.

Fossil fuel

Energy; Biofuel

Organic fuel formed from the remains of plants or animals within or beneath the earth's crust

Encomiast

Energy; Biofuel

A person who delivers or writes an encomium; a eulogist

Natural gas

Biotechnology; Biofuel

A mixture of gases that occurs naturally beneath the Earth's surface, often near petroleum. It is used as a fuel.

Field-to-wheel

Energy; Biofuel

Field-to-wheel is biofuels' equivalent to oil's well-to-wheel. Much like energy returned on energy gained (EROEI), field-to-wheel seeks to obtain a through accounting of the energy inputs required to ...

Fossil fuels

Energy; Biofuel

Fossil fuels are originally formed from vegetation and microorganisms that have been transformed into coal, oil and natural gas over the course of millions of years. Today, fossil fuels are the ...

Green certificates

Energy; Biofuel

Tradable certificates issued for renewable energy. See Renewable energy. Also known as Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) in the USA, are a tradable commodity proving that certain electricity is ...