Anmerkung: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Executive Summary -- Introduction -- Aim -- Analysis -- Comparison of Forest Biomass Supply Chains from the Boreal and Temperate Biomes -- Quantifying Forest Biomass Mobilisation Potential in the Boreal and Temperate Biomes -- Environmental Sustainability Aspects of Forest Biomass Mobilisation -- Challenges and Opportunities of Logistics and Economics of Forest Biomass Mobilisation -- Economic and Social Aspects of Forest Biomass Mobilisation -- Challenges and Opportunities for the Conversion Technologies Used to Make Forest Biomass-Based Bioenergy and Biofuels -- Challenges and Opportunities of International Trade of Forest Biomass -- Constraints and Success Factors for Woody Biomass Energy Systems in Two Countries with Minimal Moody Biomass Energy Sectors -- Summary of opportunities -- Technological and Institutional Learning -- Trade -- Organisation Structures -- Improvement of Supply Chain Data Reporting -- Integration of Energy and Forest Systems -- Management of Biomass Quality -- Integrated Planning of Bioenergy and Conventional Wood Products -- Conversion Efficiency and Cascading Use -- Integrated Forest Land Planning for Energy, Conventional Wood Products and Ecosystem Services -- Development of a Shared Vision -- Recognition of Different Views and Understandings -- Development of Common Sustainability Criteria -- Development of Common Technical Standards -- Conclusions -- Chapter 1 - Introduction -- Highlights -- Introduction -- General aim of the book -- References -- Chapter 2 - Comparison of Forest Biomass Supply Chains From the Boreal and Temperate Biomes -- Highlights -- Introduction -- Supply -- Demand -- Country profiles -- Geographical and Socio-Economic Characteristics -- Energy Profile -- Forest Sector -- Supply chain description. , Australia -- Belgium -- Canada -- Croatia -- Denmark -- Finland -- Germany -- Ireland -- New Zealand -- Norway -- Sweden -- United States -- Summary and conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3 - Quantifying Forest Biomass Mobilisation Potential in the Boreal and Temperate Biomes -- Highlights -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Roundwood-to-NPP Ratio -- Forest NPP -- Roundwood Production -- Bioenergy-to-Roundwood Ratio -- Forest Bioenergy Production -- Analysis -- Summary and conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4 - Environmental Sustainability Aspects of Forest Biomass Mobilisation -- Highlights -- Introduction -- Background -- Analysis -- Land-Use Change -- Implications of Forest Biomass Removal From Existing Forest Areas -- Soil and Site Productivity -- Surface and Ground Waters -- Biodiversity -- Carbon and Climate Change -- Summary and conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5 - Challenges and Opportunities of Logistics and Economics of Forest Biomass -- Highlights -- Introduction -- Matching supply to demand -- Spatial and Temporal Challenges of Feedstock Supply -- Chipping of Forest Biomass -- Management of the Harvesting, Chipping and Transport Processes -- Predicting and Managing Fuel Quality -- Economics and overall quality of supply -- Economic Sustainability of Feedstock Supply -- Overall Quality and Trust in the Supply Chain -- Summary and conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6 - Economic and Social Barriers Affecting Forest Bioenergy Mobilisation: A Review of the Literature -- Introduction -- Impact classification and methodological approaches -- Economic Versus Social Impacts -- Economic -- Social -- Methodological Approaches -- Review of results -- Economic Impacts -- Social Impacts -- Barriers to bioenergy market development -- Summary and conclusions -- References. , Chapter 7 - Challenges and Opportunities for the Conversion Technologies Used to Make Forest Bioenergy -- Highlights -- Introduction -- Forest biomass feedstocks and conversion technologies -- Biomass Upgrading -- Pelletisation -- Pyrolysis -- Gasification -- Biochemical Conversion -- Biomass Applications and Conversion Technologies -- Forest Biomass in the Energy Sector -- Bioenergy Conversion Technologies for Forest Biomass -- Biomass for Heat Generation -- Domestic Heating and Cooking -- District Heating and Cooling -- Industrial Heating -- Biomass for Power and CHP Generation -- Biomass-Based Power Plants -- Co-Firing -- Biomass-Based Co-Generation -- Major biomass-to-energy users -- Finland -- Sweden -- The United States -- Canada -- Challenges and opportunities for forest biomass based energy conversion technologies -- Technological Challenges -- Market Challenges -- Policy Challenges -- Opportunities for Forest Biomass-Based Energy and Conversion Technologies -- Improvement in Conversion Efficiency -- Rural Development -- Emissions Reduction and Enhanced Energy Security -- Summary and conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8 - Challenges and Opportunities for International Trade in Forest Biomass -- Highlights -- Introduction -- Demand markets -- European Union -- Belgium -- Denmark -- The Netherlands -- Sweden -- The United Kingdom -- Asia -- North America -- Global Demand by 2020 -- Supply regions -- Key Regions of Woody Biomass Production up to 2013 -- Key Regions of Woody Biomass Production by 2020 -- Sustainability requirements and certification status -- Sustainability and Certification Requirements in Key Industrial Demand Markets in the EU -- The United Kingdom -- Belgium -- The Netherlands -- Denmark -- Supply-side Certification Status and Volume Estimates -- Canada -- The United States -- Russia. , Discussion: supply limitations and potential trade barriers -- Summary and conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9 - Constraints and Success Factors for Woody Biomass Energy Systems in Two Countries with Minimal Bioenergy Sectors -- Highlights -- Introduction -- Analysis -- Comparing Austria, Finland, Germany and Sweden with Australia and Canada -- National Forest Sectors -- Energy Sectors -- Government Support -- Socio-Political Factors -- Local Expertise -- Successful Niche Applications of Bioenergy Systems in Canada and Australia -- Challenges and Opportunities of Niche Applications in Countries Without Broadly Successful Woody Biomass Energy Sectors -- Summary and conclusions -- References -- Chapter 10 - Challenges and Opportunities for the Mobilisation of Forest Bioenergy in the Boreal and Temperate Biomes -- Highlights -- Introduction -- Challenges -- Variability of Supply Chains -- Policy -- Logistics -- Trade -- Environmental and Social Sustainability -- Opportunities and solutions -- Technological and Institutional Learning -- Trade -- Organisation Structures -- Improvement of Supply Chain Data Reporting -- Integration of Energy and Forest Systems -- Management of Biomass Quality -- Integrated Planning of Bioenergy and Conventional Wood Products -- Conversion Efficiency and Cascading Use -- Integrated Forest Land Planning for Energy, Conventional Wood Products and Ecosystem Services -- Development of a Shared Vision -- Recognition of Different Views and Understandings -- Development of Common Sustainability Criteria -- Development of Common Technical Standards -- Mobilisation of forest bioenergy potential -- Summary and conclusions -- References -- Abbreviations -- Unit Conversion -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- Back cover.