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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glycerin

Energy; Bioenergy

Glycerine (glycerin, glycerol, propane-1,2,3-triol, 1,2,3-propanetriol, 1,2,3-trihydroxypropane, glyceritol, and glycyl alcohol) is the main by-product of making biodiesel. Pure glycerine is a ...

charcoal

Energy; Bioenergy

High-carbon content material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of oxygen.

butane

Energy; Bioenergy

Highly flammable, colorless, easily liquified gas.

ester

Energy; Bioenergy

In chemistry, esters are organic compounds in which an organic group replaces a hydrogen atom (or more than one) in an oxygen acid.

In energy storage applications, the energy density relates the mass of an energy store to its stored energy. The higher the energy density, the more energy may be stored or transported for the same ...

energy returned on energy invested (EROEI)

Energy; Bioenergy

In physics and energy economics, EROEI, or EROI (energy returned on invested), is the ratio between the amount of energy expended to obtain a resource, compared with the amount of energy obtained ...