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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Currently, more than 80% of India’s energy needs are met by coal, oil and solid biomass, according to the International Energy Agency.
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Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
Nuclear supplied 6 percent, and solar, wind, hydro, and biomass together nearly 10 percent, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
—Isabel Hilton, WIRED, 5 Oct. 2024
New Hampshire currently generates about 16 percent of its electricity from renewable sources, mostly hydro and biomass, a type of energy that comes from burning wood and other organic matter.
—Nadja Popovich, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2024
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.
—Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
Nuclear supplied 6 percent, and solar, wind, hydro, and biomass together nearly 10 percent, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
—Isabel Hilton, WIRED, 5 Oct. 2024
New Hampshire currently generates about 16 percent of its electricity from renewable sources, mostly hydro and biomass, a type of energy that comes from burning wood and other organic matter.
—Nadja Popovich, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2024
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.
—Newsweek, 4 Nov. 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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