The Biomass Assessment Handbook
Bioenergy for a Sustainable Environment
Edited by Frank Rosillo-Calle ,  Peter de Groot ,  Sarah L. Hemstock ,  Jeremy Woods
Cloth: 978 1 84407 285 9
Price: $117.00  

Paper: 978 1 84407 526 3
Price: $77.95  

Publisher: Earthscan Publications Ltd.
March 2008 , 292 pp., 6 1/8" x 9 1/4"
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Responding to the need for reliable and detailed information on biomass consumption and supply and overcoming the lack of standardized measurement and accounting procedures, this handbook provides the skills to understand the biomass resource base and the tools to assess the resource and the pros and cons of exploitation. Topics covered include assessment methods for woody and herbaceous biomass, biomass supply and consumption, and remote sensing techniques. International case studies, ranging from techniques for measuring tree volume to transporting biomass, help to illustrate step-by-step methods and are based on fieldwork experience. A set of technical appendices offer a glossary of terms, energy units, and other valuable reference data.

The Biomass Assessment Handbook will be invaluable reading for energy consultants, agronomists, foresters, project developers, natural and social scientists, environmental policy analysts, and students interested in bioenergy and environmental studies.

Table of Contents:
1 Overview of Biomass Energy--Frank Rosillo-Calle; 2 General Introduction to the Basis of Biomass Assessment Methodology--Frank Rosillo-Calle, Peter de Groot and Sarah L. Hemstock; 3 Assessment Methods for Woody Biomass Supply--Frank Rosillo-Calle, Peter de Groot and Sarah L. Hemstock; 4 Non-woody Biomass and Secondary Fuels--Frank Rosillo-Calle, Peter de Groot and Sarah L. Hemstock; 5 Assessment of Biomass Consumption--Sarah L. Hemstock; 6 Remote Sensing Techniques for Biomass Production and Carbon Sequestration Projects--S. Das and N. H. Ravindaranth; 7 Case Studies: International Biotrade--Frank Rosillo-Calle; Building a Modern Biomass Market--Frank Rosillo-Calle; Biogas as a Renewable Technology Option for Small Islands--Sarah L. Hemstock; Biodiesel from Coconut and Jatropha--Jeremy Woods and Alex Estrin; The Role of Biomass in Carbon Storage and Climate Change--Peter Read; Appendices--Glossary of Terms; Most Commonly Used Biomass Symbols; Energy Units: Basic Definitions; Some Conversion Figures of Wood, Fuelwood and Charcoal; Measuring Heating Values and Moisture Contents of Biomass; Measuring Sugar and Ethanol Yields; Carbon Content of Fossil Fuels and Bioenergy Feedstocks.


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