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• The future of bioenergy

Bioenergy or "biomass energy" is any type of fuel or power that is made from living matter or biomass. Biomass is a scientific term for organic or living matter that is available on a renewable basis, such as plants. Today, fuel produced from biomass like agricultural products, forest products, and waste provides more than 3 percent of this nation's energy demands. Bioenergy is clean, renewable energy.

Solar energy supports life

Bioenergy has been described as solar energy stored up in plant matter, and in...