IEA Task 43: Sustainability across the supply chain of land-based biomass

IEA Task 43: International Workshop "Sustainability across the supply chain of land-based biomass", Kamloops BC, Canada, 1-4 June.

Concerns over current and future energy security, economic and social sustainability, and environmental impact of traditional energy sources have led to a resurgence in worldwide interest in alternative, renewable forms of energy. Bioenergy is the most widespread and oldest source of converted energy, and research and development into its expansion in modern economies is rapidly expanding. Bioenergy not only provides  energy produced at local to regional scales, but many believe that it can offset greenhouse gas emissions, provide additional support for traditional and new fibre production and transport systems,  and provide markets for previously unvalued fibre in certain ecosystems. However, creating a viable bioenergy sector at appropriate scales requires that we address concerns over the sustainability of ecosystem services, including but not limited to productive capacity of fibre  producing systems, and the economic and social challenges related to the production,  transport, and conversion of biomass to energy.

RÖSER D, SIKANEN L, PRINZ R, MOLA-YUDEGO B, EMER B, NUUTINEN Y, GROOME S, NICOL A, ROBERTSON A, STRACHAN F, ERKKILÄ A, HILLEBRANT K, KORHONEN J. 2010. Partial debarking and covering to promote drying of roundwood for energy in Finland, Scotland and Italy. Abstract. International Workshop "Sustainability across the supply chain of land-based biomass", Kamloops BC, Canada, 1-4 June.[PDF]

RÖSER D, SIKANEN L, PRINZ R, MOLA-YUDEGO B, WINDISCH J. 2010. Technology transfer, know-how and markets of small scale wood fuel systems in the EU. Abstract. International Workshop "Sustainability across the supply chain of land-based biomass", Kamloops BC, Canada, 1-4 June.[PDF]