Increased Energy from Biomass: 1985 Possibilities and Problems. Working Papers for Planners

摘要

Summaries, together with charts and data in some cases, of the talks given by panelists to the Conference are compiled. The first four sessions examined current agricultural and peat applications with emphasis on wood use. The resource base for agricultural wastes, peat, and wood was evaluated. In the fifth session the barriers and constraints on the use of biomass as an energy source were identified and some possible solutions suggested. The sixth session consisted of work groups on the production of gaseous and liquid fuels, utility applications of biomass and impacts, residential and small scale applications, and biomass supply systems. Extensive summaries were provided of the discussions of each work group; these included recommendations on private and public actions necessary to foster the use of biomass for energy. (ERA citation 04:038399)