biogas
noun
bio·gas
ˈbī-ō-ˌgas 
: a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide produced by the bacterial decomposition of organic wastes and used as a fuel
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Safety regulations require some natural gas to remain in the tanks at all times, but the amount of biogas bunkered at the port of Bergen—those 300 cubic meters—equals the fuel requirement for the entire 11-day round trip to Kirkenes, along the Russian border, and back to Bergen.
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Ryan Craggs, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
Large farming operations routinely generate biogas in massive volumes at costs far below those of conventional grid energy or fossil fuels.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Nov. 2025
The cells convert natural gas, hydrogen, or biogas into electricity through a clean electro-chemical process rather than dirty combustion.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
The goal of many designers is to make cells that can use hydrogen, but they can also be configured to handle methanol, ethanol, natural gas, biogas, ammonia, and even carbon monoxide.
—New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2025
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Ryan Craggs, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
Large farming operations routinely generate biogas in massive volumes at costs far below those of conventional grid energy or fossil fuels.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Nov. 2025
The cells convert natural gas, hydrogen, or biogas into electricity through a clean electro-chemical process rather than dirty combustion.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
The goal of many designers is to make cells that can use hydrogen, but they can also be configured to handle methanol, ethanol, natural gas, biogas, ammonia, and even carbon monoxide.
—New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Biogas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biogas. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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