Liquid or gaseous fuel for transport produced from biomass.

EU, 2009c, Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC,OJ L 140/16, 05.06.2009.

Source category: EU Legislation

A fuel produced from dry organic matter or combustible oils produced by plants. These fuels are considered renewable as long as the vegetation from which they derive is maintained or replanted. These include firewood, alcohol obtained from sugar fermentation and combustible oils extracted from oilseeds.

UNFCCC, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: Glossary of climate change acronyms.

Source category: International Organisations

Liquid, solid, or gaseous fuel produced by conversion of biomass. Examples include bioethanol from sugar cane or corn, charcoal or woodchips, and biogas from anaerobic decomposition of wastes.

OECD, Glossary of Statistical Terms, accessed 25/03/2015.

Source category: International Organisations

Fuel produced directly or indirectly from biomass.

FAO, 2004, Unified Bioenergy Terminology, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy.

Source category: International Organisations

Liquid fuels and blending components produced from biomass feedstocks, used primarily for transportation. Note: Transportation fuels made from biomass; such as biodiesel, bioethanol and biogas.

PCAST, 2006, President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, 2006, The Energy Imperative. Technology and the Role of Emerging Companies, Washington D.C.

Source category: Scientific & Technical Literature

Solid, liquid or gaseous fuel produced directly or indirectly from biomass.

EN ISO 16559:2014, European Committee for Standardisation and International Standards Organisation, European Standards, Solid Biofuels - Terminology, definitions and descriptions, Mandate M/298

Source category: Standards