biofuel
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- noun
- /ˈbaɪoʊˌfjuːəl/
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biocombustible
- Many countries are investing in biofuels to reduce their dependence on oil.
- biofuel production
- produce biofuels
- demand for biofuels
That's electric planes, hydrogen, biofuel, and synthetic fuel.
- That's electric planes, hydrogen, biofuel, and synthetic fuel.
- You you mentioned that you were looking at first generation biofuels and specifically sugar cane.
- At the same time, you've got Biden talking about maybe cutting his push on biofuels to prioritize other issues.
- But you can use other larger, longer chained alcohols and they are effective biofuels.
- It manufacturers biofuels for planes like ethanol.
- Almost everyone who thought going to clean fuels for vehicles were thinking biofuels.
- Then you can start to think about fuel for biofuels, and down the line you can start to talk about food.
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Biofuels are made from organic materials, providing a cleaner alternative to fossil fuels.
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Many of the biodiesel fuel blends used in the United States contain a base biofuel made from soybeans.
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So if you appreciate this, this is how we're going to make biofuels and save the planet.
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The Western Regional Research Center in California focuses its biofuel efforts on ethanol.
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The current generation of biofuels also helps reduce the emission of greenhouse gases.
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In other countries, primary sources of base biofuels range from palm oil to sunflowers.
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Field experiments suggest that grassland perennials could become a promising source of biofuel in the future.
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Dave Archer, an ARS economist at Morris, is studying the economic impact of biofuels on farms and rural communities.
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Exxon Mobil and Chevron have both put carbon capture and storage, hydrogen and biofuels at the heart of their low carbon businesses.
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Farmers are increasingly turning to biofuels as a way to produce energy from their crops.
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Etymology
Biofuel joins bio- meaning 'life', the same 'bio' you see in 'biology', and fuel, the energy we burn. So a biofuel is fuel made from living things like plants, animals, or organic waste.