Energy potential, biomass forestry residues

In this context, Fig. 5.16 indicates the dynamic evolution of the identified biomass primary potentials at the EU25 level, whilst Table 5.5 shows a detailed breakdown of corresponding fuel costs for the considered biomass options, including agricultural products or energy crops (e.g., rapeseed and sunflower, miscanthus), agricultural residues (straw), forestry products (e.g., wood chips), forestry residues and biowaste. 

Riall, W., and Bouffier, C. G. (1990). In Energy Potential from Biomass Sources in Georgia Residues in Forestry, Agriculture, and Municipal Solid Wastes, p. 3. Georgia Forestry Commission, May. 

The R D effort in renewable energy includes an extensive effort in the area of biomass fuels. After initial assessments of the potential of MSW, agricultural residues and crops and forestry (JL) it has been recognised that while all three renewable resources will contribute to the near term substitution of liquid fuels in non critical applications, only forests and the recently dead form of biomass - Peat - can contribute liquid fuels on a scale close to that demanded which is to say at the Exajoule level. The Canadian forest covers almost one third of the land mass, while agriculture utilises less than 7 per cent. At least... 

---