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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The biogas that this process yields is then captured and sold to a local utility, which will use it to heat the area’s homes.
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Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
Over the past few years, the industry has helped spread claims that cows can be made low-carbon, with suggestions ranging from cutting emissions by converting manure into biogas to adding methane-inhibiting seaweed additives to cows’ feed, to simply raising and killing them faster.
—Jan Dutkiewicz, The New Republic, 5 Sep. 2023
The biogas is sold to a local utility, which says it’s used to heat 3,000 homes in Goyang.
—John Yoon Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 14 June 2023
To meet this goal, a new biogas production facility is being developed for Nanji.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
This methane can be turned into biogas — essentially synthetic natural gas — which is the ultimate product of all this processing.
—Curbed, 6 Apr. 2023
While the growth of the company’s natural gas and LNG business have most significantly contributed to its ability to shift away from crude oil, TotalEnergies also aims to quickly grow its renewable energy (solar, wind, biogas, and biofuels) business.
—David Trainer, Forbes, 8 June 2022
Turning it into biogas cuts that in half, said Lee Chang-gee, an engineer at the Goyang plant.
—John Yoon Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 14 June 2023
Anaerobic digestion is a process in which bacteria breaks down organic matter, turns it into biogas, and uses it to create renewable natural gas.
—Ashley Soebroto, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2023
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Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
Over the past few years, the industry has helped spread claims that cows can be made low-carbon, with suggestions ranging from cutting emissions by converting manure into biogas to adding methane-inhibiting seaweed additives to cows’ feed, to simply raising and killing them faster.
—Jan Dutkiewicz, The New Republic, 5 Sep. 2023
The biogas is sold to a local utility, which says it’s used to heat 3,000 homes in Goyang.
—John Yoon Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 14 June 2023
To meet this goal, a new biogas production facility is being developed for Nanji.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
This methane can be turned into biogas — essentially synthetic natural gas — which is the ultimate product of all this processing.
—Curbed, 6 Apr. 2023
While the growth of the company’s natural gas and LNG business have most significantly contributed to its ability to shift away from crude oil, TotalEnergies also aims to quickly grow its renewable energy (solar, wind, biogas, and biofuels) business.
—David Trainer, Forbes, 8 June 2022
Turning it into biogas cuts that in half, said Lee Chang-gee, an engineer at the Goyang plant.
—John Yoon Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 14 June 2023
Anaerobic digestion is a process in which bacteria breaks down organic matter, turns it into biogas, and uses it to create renewable natural gas.
—Ashley Soebroto, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1971, in the meaning defined above
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“Biogas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biogas. Accessed 3 Dec. 2023.
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