沼气 (zhǎo qì) — marsh gas; methane (produced by decomposing organic matter)

Definition

Examples

• 农村的沼气池可以用来发电。
  Nóng cūn de zhǎo qì chí kě yǐ yòng lái fā diàn.
  Rural biogas digesters can be used to generate electricity.
• 沼气是一种清洁的可再生能源。
  zhǎo qì Shì yì zhǒng qīng jié de kě zài shēng néng yuán.
  Biogas is a clean, renewable energy source.
• 动物粪便在缺氧条件下会产生沼气。
  Dòng wù fèn biàn zài quē yǎng tiáo jiàn xià huì chǎn shēng zhǎo qì.
  Animal manure produces biogas under anaerobic conditions.