A biofuel is a gas, liquid, or solid from natural sources such as plants that is used as a fuel.
Biofuels can be mixed with conventional fuels.
biofuel in British English
(ˈbaɪəʊˌfjʊəl)
noun
a gaseous, liquid, or solid substance of biological origin that is used as a fuel
biofuel in American English
(ˈbaɪoʊˌfjuəl)
noun
any fuel derived from renewable biological sources, as plants or animal waste; esp., a liquid fuel for automotive engines made from corn or soybean oil
Examples of 'biofuel' in a sentence
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He needs to find an alternative biofuel to replace conventional petroleum products.
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The main problem we face is that biofuels are not produced on a commercial scale.
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And land not fit for food production can be used to grow crops for biofuel production.
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Shell is also buying into a controversy over the conditions in which biofuels are produced.
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All drivers will have to fill up more often because biofuels produce fewer miles per gallon.
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Shell is also buying into an emerging controversy over the conditions in which biofuels are produced in poor countries.
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Using conventional crops for biofuels also maintains arable production capacity and provides an easy option to return land to food production.
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There is also the promise of a second-generation biofuel industry.
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Second, farmers have been encouraged to set aside land for biofuel production.
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Current production of biofuels uses about 1 per cent of global land available for agriculture.
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In the rush to produce biofuels, we have accidentally raised food prices.
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It is moving into eastern Europe with a facility to recycle poultry waste and a biofuel production line.
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We're playing with all the chemical constituents and technologies to see just what we can make biofuels from.
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Demand from consumers and food processors in Asia has soared and stocks have been diverted increasingly to biofuel production.
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That most biofuels are made from crops specially grown for their production shouldnot blind policymakers to the existence of other, more efficient sources.
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It's powered by biofuel or gas, not wood.
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Using conventional crops for biofuels is not necessarily'food v fuel' but production for both food and fuel.
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The UK industry shows how it is possible to produce biofuels that deliver genuine greenhouse gas savings to the highest environmental standards.
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Recent growth stems from biofuel production, which will increase after the company begins biodiesel processing at its Humberside plant.
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Unlike conventional biofuel crops, such as maize and sugar cane, it does not compete for space needed to grow food.
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But the crop's yields were much lower than expected, while uncertainties over future government subsidies have put the brakes on the biofuels industry.
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The subsidy has led to the virtual collapse of Europe's biofuels industry at a time when governments are eager to support alternatives to fossil fuels.
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A confidential report says the rush to produce biofuels is mostly to blame, pushing up prices by 75%.
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The subsidy regime has led to the virtual collapse of Europe's domestic biofuels industry at a time when governments are eager to support alternatives tofossil fuels.