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  • Glossary item | Last updated: 04 Jan 2021
Fuel
Bioeconomy

Energy carrier intended for energy conversion.

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

Source category: International Organisations

Note 1 to entry: fuels are solid, liquid or gaseous

EN ISO 16559:2014, European Committee for Standardisation , Technical Committee 335 (CEN TC/335), Solid biofuels - Terminology, definitions and descriptions, Mandate M/298

Source category: Standards

Note: In the context of the bioeconomy fuel is mainly used as a term for liquid fuels (petrol and diesel fuels) while gaseous and solid fuels normally are not included.

Nova-Institute, 2014, 'Annex V' in Study on "Methodology framework for the bioeconomy observatory"' - BISO Project - January 2014.

Source category: Scientific & Technical Literature