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bioenergy

bioenergy

4.2
Energy made and used by living cells
  • noun
  • /ˌbaɪoʊˈɛnərdʒi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : bioenergía
  • This process transforms organic waste into useful bioenergy through microbial activity.

Examples

  • The first is BEX Bioenergy plus CCS and we heard Chris talk about that earlier.

  • The first is BEX Bioenergy plus CCS and we heard Chris talk about that earlier.

  • Renewable fuel startups have business models based on using carbon emission streams as a feedstock for algae that convert CO into usable bioenergy and biomaterials that are sold as premium byproducts.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Bioenergy harvested from bioenergy can help reduce our reliance on fossil fuels.

  • The research focused on how organisms produce bioenergy during decomposition.

Surface Forms

bioenergy singular
bioenergies plural

Morphology

bioenergy = energy (transparent) = bio + energy

The meaning is directly recoverable from 'bio' referring to living organisms and 'energy' referring to power or usable force.

Etymology

Bioenergy combines bio- meaning 'life' and energy meaning 'power', so it refers to the energy that living cells make and use. That's why scientists use bioenergy when they study how cells and mitochondria produce the power for life.