Bioenergy

Bioenergy

Energy produced from biomass or organic matter. Biomass may either be burned directly or converted into liquids or gaseous fuel.

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combined heat and power (CHP)

Energy; Bioenergy

The use of a power station to simultaneously generate both heat and electricity. It allows for more total use of energy than conventional generation, potentially reaching an efficiency of 70-90 ...

biochemical conversion

Energy; Bioenergy

The use of fermentation or anaerobic digestion to produce fuels and chemicals from organic sources.

thermal depolymerization (TDP)

Energy; Bioenergy

Thermal depolymerization (TDP) is a process for the reduction of complex organic materials (usually waste products of various sorts, often known as biomass and plastic) into light crude oil. It ...

Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC)

U.S. legislation enacted in 2004 that establishes federal tax credits for the blending, distribution, and sale of E10, E85, and biodiesel. Each gallon of renewable fuel sold through the end of 2010 ...

turkey offal

Energy; Bioenergy

Waste parts of butchered turkeys. Like other agricultural wastes it can be converted into oil through thermal depolymerization (TDP). Turkey offal is the main feedstock at the first commercial TDP ...

energy balance

Energy; Bioenergy

When comparing fuel production, energy balance is the difference between the energy produced by a 1 kg of the fuel and the energy necessary to produce it ( extraction (e.g. drilling or cultivation of ...