biogas

American  

[bahy-oh-gas] / ˈbaɪ oʊˌgæs /

Or bio-gas

noun

1. any gas fuel derived from the decay of organic matter, as the mixture of methane and carbon dioxide produced by the bacterial decomposition of sewage, manure, garbage, or plant crops.

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biogas British  

/ ˈbaɪəʊˌɡæs /

noun

1. a gas that is produced by the action of bacteria on organic waste matter: used as a fuel

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biogas Scientific  

/ bī′ō-găs′ /

1. See under biofuel

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Etymology

Origin of biogas

First recorded in 1970–75; bio- + gas

Example Sentences

The firm specialises in capturing and storing CO2 released from organic processes such as fermentation, whisky distillation or biogas plants.

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And that is where green campaigners worry that biogas will not be as green as it claims.

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Already the West Country is a "hotbed for anaerobic digestion and biogas", according to Matt Hindle, head of Net Zero at Wales and West.

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But if more food waste was collected, and more biogas plants built near dairy farms, "by 2050, we could be looking at 10-15 million households heated with biomethane", said Charles McAllister, director of the Green Gas Taskforce.

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The taskforce argues building more biogas plants near farms will spread the economic benefits of renewable energy to rural areas.

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