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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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Bioenergy

gigawatt (GW)

Energy; Bioenergy

A unit of power-generating capacity equal to 109 watts. Needs confirmation

terawatt hour (TWh)

Energy; Bioenergy

A unit of produced energy equal to 1012 MWh.

gigawatt-hour (GWh)

Energy; Bioenergy

A unit of produced energy equal to 109 watt-hours. Needs confirmation

ton

Energy; Bioenergy

A unit of weight equal to 2000 pounds.

fuel Cell vehicle (FCV)

Energy; Bioenergy

A vehicle propelled by a fuel cell engine using hydrogen as a fuel. (Note that it is possible that on-board reformers can be used to extract the hydrogen from various fuels, such as methane, ...

flex-fuel vehicle

Energy; Bioenergy

A vehicle specially designed to run on straight gasoline or any gasoline-ethanol blend up to E85 in temperate climates, and E96 in tropical climates, from a single tank.

flexible-fuel vehicle

Energy; Bioenergy

A vehicle specially designed to run on straight gasoline or any gasoline-ethanol blend up to E85 in temperate climates, and E96 in tropical climates, from a single tank.

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