biomass
noun
bio·mass
ˈbī-ō-ˌmas 
1
: the amount of living matter (as in a unit area or volume of habitat)
2
: plant materials and animal waste used especially as a source of fuel
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Landsat, the longest-running satellite program dedicated to Earth observation, helps monitor environmental changes, urban growth, drought, wildfires, biomass changes and a host of other natural and man-made trends on a global scale.
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Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
One notable example of a real-world application of biochar as a carbon removal technology comes from Charm Industrial, which converts biomass waste into bio-oil and injects it deep underground for long-term storage.
—Rob Van Straten, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Biofuels made from corn, wheat, soy, rapeseed oil, palm oil, woody biomass—even algae—have been positioned as key transitional fuels on the pathway to net zero carbon emissions and to energy sovereignty.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 Aug. 2024
Together, hydroelectric dams, wind turbines, solar arrays and biomass plants, which burn wood and other organic materials, produced about 69 percent of the state’s power.
—Nadja Popovich, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2024
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Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
One notable example of a real-world application of biochar as a carbon removal technology comes from Charm Industrial, which converts biomass waste into bio-oil and injects it deep underground for long-term storage.
—Rob Van Straten, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Biofuels made from corn, wheat, soy, rapeseed oil, palm oil, woody biomass—even algae—have been positioned as key transitional fuels on the pathway to net zero carbon emissions and to energy sovereignty.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 Aug. 2024
Together, hydroelectric dams, wind turbines, solar arrays and biomass plants, which burn wood and other organic materials, produced about 69 percent of the state’s power.
—Nadja Popovich, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2024
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biomass
noun
bio·mass
-ˌmas
: the amount of living matter (as in a unit area or volume of habitat)
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