Table Of Content

: A. Brown (UK) Introduction to the IEA Bioenergy Agreement TASK V L. Zsuffa and R. L. Gambles (Canada) Improvement of energy-dedicated biomass 11 production systems S. Ledin (Sweden) The energy forestry production systems 17 C. P. Mitchell (UK) Ecophysiology of short rotation forest crops 25 J. L. Butler (USA) Dedicated agricultural and herbaceous crops 39 D. J. Royle (UK) and M. Hubbes (Canada) Diseases and pests in energy crop plantations 45 L. Zsuffa, W. A. Kenney and Wood feedstock qualities for energy conversion 55 R. L. Gambles (Canada) and the potential for their biological improvement V. Koski (Finland) and Tree ideotype 71 D. I. Dickmann (USA) V. Steenackers (Belgium), R. Hall (USA), Exchange of genetic material T7 M. Steenackers (Belgium) and P. Smets (Belgium) R. B. Hall (USA), M. E. Ostry (USA) IEA joint trials: New lessons from old plantations 85 and N. E. Nordh (Sweden) TASK VI C. P. Mitchell (UK) Biomass supply from conventional forestry 97 M. Sabourin, G. D. Puttock and Forest management strategies for producing 105 J. Richardson (Canada) wood for energy from conventional forestry systems J. B. Hudson and C. P. Mitchell (UK) Integrated harvesting systems 121 B. J. Stokes (USA) Harvesting small trees and forest residues K. Suadicani and N. Heding (Denmark) Wood preparation, storage, and drying 149 J. Nurmi (Finland) Measurement and evaluation of wood fuel 157 W. J. Dyck and C. A. Bow (New Zealand) —_E nvironmental impacts of harvesting iV Contents H. Knutell (Sweden) Economics of wood energy supply systems 193 TASK VII D. J. Stevens (USA) Biomass conversion: An overview of the IEA 213 Bioenergy Agreement Task VII J. N. Saddler (Canada) Biotechnology for the conversion of 229 lignocellulosics J. E. Hustad and O. K. Sgnju (Norway) Biomass combustion in IEA countries 239 R. M. Frings (New Zealand), Environmental requirements in thermochemical 263 I. R. Hunter (UK) and and biochemical conversion of biomass K. L. Mackie (New Zealand) Y. Solantausta (Finland), D. Beckman Assessment of liquefaction and pyrolysis systems 279 (Canada), A. V. Bridgwater (UK), J. P. Diebold (USA) and D. C. Elliott (USA) S. P. Babu and T. P. Whaley (USA) IEA Biomass Thermal Gasification Project 299 A. Bridgwater (UK) Thermochemical and biochemical biomass 307 conversion activities P. S. Lawson (UK) Municipal solid waste conversion to energy 319 C. Nielsen (Denmark) Conversion of straw and similar agricultural wastes 331 T. A. Milne, H. L. Chum, Standardized analytical methods 341 F. Agblevor and D. K. Johnson (USA) Author index Keyword index