The Biomass Assessment Handbook, WSZYSTKO O ENERGII I ENERGETYCE, Biomasa, współspalanie
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The Biomass Assessment Handbook
The Biomass Assessment Handbook
Bioenergy for a Sustainable Environment
Edited by
Frank Rosillo-Calle, Peter de Groot, Sarah L. Hemstock,
and Jeremy Woods
London • Sterling, VA
First published by Earthscan in the UK and USA in 2007
Copyright © 2007, Frank Rosillo-Calle
All rights reserved
ISBN-10: 1-84407-285-1 hardback
ISBN-13: 978-1-84407-285-9 hardback
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Contents
List of Figures, Tables and Boxes
viii
Editors’ Note
xi
Dedication
xii
Acknowledgements
xiii
Preface
xiv
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
xvi
Introduction
xviii
1 Overview of Biomass Energy
1
Frank Rosillo-Calle
Introduction
1
Historical role of bioenergy
1
The current role of bioenergy
2
Biomass potential
4
Continuing di
culties with data/classi
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cation of bioenergy
10
Traditional versus modern applications of bioenergy
11
Barriers
16
Technology options
17
The future for bioenergy
21
References and further reading
23
Appendices
25
2 General Introduction to the Basis of Biomass Assessment
Methodology
27
Frank Rosillo-Calle, Peter de Groot and Sarah L. Hemstock
Introduction
27
Problems in measuring biomass
28
The ten commandments of biomass assessment
29
General considerations when making a biomass assessment
30
Deciding about surveys
40
Biomass classi
fi
cation
43
Land use assessment
44
The importance of the agro-climatic zone
44
Woody and non-woody biomass
45
Assessment of accessibility
47
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