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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While sustainable biomass is one option, Epic Group states that decarbonizing industrial heat primarily involves transitioning to electricity sourced from renewable energy.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 11 Nov. 2025
Composed of elements like proteins, fatty lipids, and sugars, the yeast biomass remaining after alcohol and drug production is typically classified as a byproduct or waste.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
According to the team, the process mimics the geological conditions that form fossil fuels, compressing wet biomass at high temperatures and pressures to produce biocrude.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Opportunities also abound to sell credits for switching from fossil fuel stoves—some 80% of sub-Saharan Africans use wood or charcoal for cooking—to solar or biomass.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 11 Nov. 2025
Composed of elements like proteins, fatty lipids, and sugars, the yeast biomass remaining after alcohol and drug production is typically classified as a byproduct or waste.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
According to the team, the process mimics the geological conditions that form fossil fuels, compressing wet biomass at high temperatures and pressures to produce biocrude.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Opportunities also abound to sell credits for switching from fossil fuel stoves—some 80% of sub-Saharan Africans use wood or charcoal for cooking—to solar or biomass.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
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biomass
noun
bio·mass
ˈbī-ō-ˌmas
1
: the amount of living matter (as in an area or volume of habitat)
2
: plant materials and animal waste used especially as a source of fuel
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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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