bioenergy

[bahy-oh-en-er-jee]

noun

1. energy derived from biofuel.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bioenergy¹

First recorded in 1975–80; bio- + energy

Example Sentences

If not done carefully, bioenergy projects run the risk of emitting carbon — not sequestering it — and polluting communities already grappling with some of the state’s dirtiest air.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

It may not provide carbon-negative energy but comes with none of the risks of bioenergy projects, they say.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

The state Energy Commission expects the number to continue declining because of aging infrastructure and a poor bioenergy market.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

McCarthy believes bioenergy is one of those ways — essentially, by selling the least valuable, borderline unusable vegetation from the forest floor.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

In 2022, he started Arbor, with the idea of taking a different approach to bioenergy than the biomass plants shuttering across California.

Read more on Los Angeles Times