Bioenergy
This article is about the physical energy derived from biological sources. For the idea that all living things contain a "bioenergy" of a spiritual nature, see energy (esotericism).
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In its most narrow sense it is a synonym to biofuel, which is fuel derived from biological sources. In its broader sense it includes biomass, the biological material used as a biofuel, as well as the social, economic, scientific and technical fields associated with using biological sources for energy. This is a common misconception, as bioenergy is the energy extracted from the biomass, as the biomass is the fuel and the bioenergy is the energy contained in the fuel.[2]
There is a slight tendency for the word bioenergy to be favoured in Europe compared with biofuel in North America.[citation needed]
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