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ENERGY > RENEWABLE ENERGY > BIOFUELS

Preferred term

BIOFUELS  

Definition

  • FUELS DERIVED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM BIOMASS, WHICH IS ORGANIC, NON-FOSSIL MATERIAL OF BIOLOGICAL ORIGIN USED IN HEAT PRODUCTION OR ELECTRICITY GENERATION

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • BIOENERGY
  • BIOGAS
  • BIOMASS ENERGY
  • BIOMASS (FUEL)
  • ENERGY CROPS

History note

  • TERM 'BIOMASS ENERGY' CREATED JANUARY 2011. TERM RELABELLED JULY 2018.

Definition source

  • EUROSTAT

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/958cffe9-fdde-4ae7-aca5-16ac17dee6be

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