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Noun: synfuel
  1. A synthetic fuel, usually liquid, that substitutes for a fossil fuel; traditionally usually be made using carbon from coal or natural case, but can also be made from more sustainable biomass or atmospheric carbon sources combined with hydrogen
    "Shipyard manufactured synfuel production platforms will not have the carbon risk associated with long-dated investments in fossil fuel assets";
    - synthetic fuel

Derived forms: synfuels

Type of: fuel

Encyclopedia: Synfuel