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Harvesting small stems and residues for biofuels: An international perspective

Informally Refereed

Abstract

The International Energy Agency, an autonomous body within the OECD, encourages R&D in the harvesting of forest biomass for energy through international collaboration in two harvesting Activities. In spite of the decrease in real price of crude oil many countries continue to recover forest biomass for fuel, although the justification for doing so varies.

Keywords

Biomass, Harvesting machinery, Fuel, Chips

Citation

Twaddle, Alastair A.; Stokes, Bryce J.; Watson, William F. 1989. Harvesting small stems and residues for biofuels: An international perspective. ASAE Paper 89-7545. St. Joseph, MI: American Society of Agricultural Engineers. 16 p.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/7381