| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Biomass energy | Electrical Engineering | All plant matter is called biomass, and the energy released from biomass when it is eaten, burned or converted into fuels is called biomass energy. Microbes, plants, trees, animals, vegetable oils, animal fats, manure, garbage, even fossil fuels, all represent forms of biomass energy that can be produced, cultivated or converted in a variety of ways for human needs. The term green energy is less used in English. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Biomass energy | Energy | 1: See Bioenergy. (references) | |
| 2: Energy produced by the conversion of biomass directly to heat or to a liquid or gas that can be converted to energy. (references) | |||
| Biomass energy | Weather | Energy produced by combusting biomass materials such as wood. The carbon dioxide emitted from burning biomass will not increase total atmospheric carbon dioxide if this consumption is done on a sustainable basis (i.e., if in a given period of time, regrowth of biomass takes up as much carbon dioxide as is released from biomass combustion). Biomass energy is often suggested as a replacement for fossil fuel combustion. See biomass. (references) | |
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