Beschreibung:
Ralph Sims has had over 25 years of biomass project development and research experience, growing energy crops, testing transport biofuels, operating gasifiers, industry consulting, providing government policy advice, and supervising many post-graduate students. He was a Lead Author for the IPCC Third Assessment Report covering energy supply, renewable energy and agriculture and is director of the Center for Energy Research, Massey University, New Zealand.
First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Preface * What is Biomass and What is Bioenergy * The Woody Biomass Resource * The Non-woody Biomass Resource * The Supply Chain: Harvesting, Transport and Processing * Thermochemical Conversion by Combustion and The Steam Cycle * Thermochemical Conversion by Gasification and Pyrolysis * Biochemical Conversion of Wet Biomass * Cogeneration of Combined Heat and Power * Biofuels for Transport from the Biochemical Conversion of Biomass * Small-scale Bioenergy Systems: Present and Future * The Future Potential for Bioenergy and the Barriers * References and Bibliography * Index