Translations:Sustainable energy/37/en

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Bioenergy

Man lighting a lamp hung from the ceiling
Kenyan dairy farmer lighting a biogas lamp. Biogas produced from biomass is a renewable energy source that can be burned for cooking or light.
A green field of plants looking like metre high grass, surrounded by woodland with urban buildings on the far horizon
A sugarcane plantation to produce ethanol in Brazil

Biomass is renewable organic material that comes from plants and animals. It can either be burned to produce heat and electricity or be converted into biofuels such as biodiesel and ethanol, which can be used to power vehicles.