Note: Front Cover -- Energy from Forest Biomass -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Part I: Production and Harvesting of Wood Fuel -- CHAPTER 1. WOOD AS A WORLD-WIDE FUEL SOURCE -- CHAPTER 2. THE PRODUCTION OF WOOD FOR ENERGY -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. FORESTS AS A SOURCE OF BIOMASS ENERGY -- III. THE PRODUCTION OF WOOD IN ENERGY PLANTATIONS -- IV. EVALUATION OF ENERGY PLANTATIONS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 3. TREE HARVESTING CHANGES IN SWEDEN DUE TO WHOLE TREE UTILIZATION -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. PRESENT HARVESTING TECHNIQUES -- III. INCREASING DEMAND FOR WOOD -- IV. CHANGES IN HARVESTING TECHNIQUES -- V. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- CHAPTER 4. HARVESTING WOOD FOR ENERGY IN NORTH AMERICA -- I. WOOD FUEL HARVESTING IN MEXICO -- II. HARVESTING WOOD FUEL IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 5. THE POTENTIAL COSTS OF GROWING AND HARVESTING WOOD FOR ENERGY IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. PLANTATION GROWING COSTS -- III. HARVESTING COSTS -- IV. AVAILABILITY OF LAND -- V. DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Part II: Other Biomass Fuel Sources -- CHAPTER 6. WOOD FOR FUEL -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 7. TREE BIOMASS -- I. TREE BIOMASS AS FUEL -- II. THE SUPPLY PICTURE -- Ill SUPPLY LIMITATIONS -- IV. CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES -- V. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 8. NEW ZEALAND FORESTS AND ENERGY -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. FOREST PRACTICES -- III. ENERGY USE AND BALANCE IN THE FOREST PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES -- IV. ENERGY OPTIONS -- V. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 9. WOOD FUELS IN JAPAN -- I. WOOD FUELS IN JAPAN -- II. CHARCOAL -- III. FIREWOOD -- IV. SAWDUST BRIQUETTES (OGALITE) -- V. OGATAN -- VI. WOOD WASTE AND PLASTIC COMPOUND FUEL -- REFERENCE -- Part III: Intermediate Technology in Producing Energy from Wood Fuel. , CHAPTER 10. INTERMEDIATE TECHNOLOGY IN DERIVING ENERGY FROM FOREST BIOMASS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. INCREASING EFFICIENCY OF WOOD FUEL -- III. STOVES -- IV. SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS -- V. INCREASED EFFICIENCY FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES -- VI. INCREASING AVAILABILITY AND UTILITY OF FUELWOOD -- VII. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 11. DENSIFIED WOOD AND BARK FUELS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. AVAILABILITY OF RAW MATERIAL -- III. TYPES OF DENSIFIED FUELS -- IV. STORAGE -- V. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF DENSIFICATION -- VI. IMPORTANT FUEL CHARACTERISTICS -- VII. COMBUSTION -- VIII. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 12. MANUFACTURE OF CHARCOAL FROM FAST-GROWN TREES -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES -- III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSIONS -- CHAPTER 13. CARBONIZATION AND GASIFICATION OF WOOD -- I . PREFACE -- II. CARBONIZATION -- III. CHARCOAL PRODUCTION -- IV. CHARCOAL QUALITY -- V. GASIFICATION -- REFERENCES -- Part IV: Advanced Technology in Producing Energy from Wood Fuel -- CHAPTER 14. WOOD ENERGY PROSPECTS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. CONVERSION OF WOOD TO ENERGY -- III. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 15. WOOD GASIFICATION - REVIEW OF RECENT CANADIAN EXPERIENCE -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 16. LIQUIDIFICATION OF WOOD -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. PRODUCTION OF LIQUID FUELS FROM WOOD -- III. DEVELOPMENTS IN BRAZIL -- IV. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHPTER 17. EVALUATION OF WOOD FUEL COMBUSTION IN HOT WATER BOILERS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE -- III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- IV. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 18. THE COST OF ELECTRICITY FROM SILVICULTURAL FUEL FARM BASED POWER PLANTS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. METHODOLOGY FOR ANALYSIS -- Ill COSTS OF FUEL -- IV. ELECTRICITY PRICE CONSEQUENCES OF SILVICULTURAL FUEL FARM COSTS -- V. DISCUSSION. , REFERENCES -- Index.