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Solid biomass such as wood, charcoal and agricultural residues has been used since ancient times for cooking and heating purposes – and more recently to generate electricity.The solid biomass portal provides an overview of biomass related information on energypedia. Look for specific topics, latest articles or uploaded documents and announce upcoming events.

Overview on Solid Biomass

• Basics on Biomass
  
• FAQs Solid Biomass
• Energy Access Figures
• Advantages and Disadvantages of Biomass

Monitoring & Evaluation of Solid Biomass

Impacts of Solid Biomass

• Impact of Charcoal

Technological Aspects of Solid Biomass

• Woodfuel Production Options
• Options de Production pour le Bois-énergie
• Biomass Briquettes - Production and Marketing
• Densified Biomass Fuel - Briquetting
• Charcoal Production
• La Production du Charbon de Bois
• Biochar
• Biomass Gasification (Small-scale)

Climate Change and Solid Biomass

• Solid Biomass and Climate Change

Case Studies on Solid Biomass

• Biomass Business Opportunities in Vietnam
• Off-grid Opportunities and Challenge in Vietnam
• Woody Biomass for Energy Generation in Vietnam
• Bamboo as Wood Substitute in Ethiopia (African Bamboo)
• Low Cost Charcoal Production in Thailand
  
• Biomass Potential in the Indonesia
  
• Biomass Energy Resources in Kenya
• Biomass Mini-Grids for Palm Oil Producing Communities
• Bush Encroachment in Namibia
  

Financing, Business & Operation Models of Biofuels

• Assessing Wood Fuel Supply Potentials
  
• Evaluation du Potentiel de l’offre en Bois-énergie
  
• Inception Studies for Biomass Energy Supply Opportunities
  
• Étude Initiale sur les Opportunités en Approvisionnement d’énergies Issues de la Biomasse

Solid Biomass Resources

• Bioenergy Decision Support Tool
  
• Alternative Charcoal Tool (ACT)
  
• Bonn International Cooking Energy Forum 2013
• Clean Energy Project Resource Center
• Modeling Fuelwood Savings Scenarios: Mofuss

Policy Framework of Solid Biomass

• Biomass Energy Sector Planning Guide (BEST)
• Policy Challenges in the Woodfuel Sector
• Les Défis Politiques dans le Secteur du Bois-énergie

Use of Solid Biomass

• Cooking with Charcoal
  
• Cooking with Firewood
• Cooking with Dung
• Firewood Management Techniques
• Cooking with Agricultural Residues
• Water Heating

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Solid Biomass Publications

• Net Zero and Beyond - What Role for Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage?
• Climate-smart agriculture and the Sustainable Development Goals: Mapping interlinkages, synergies and trade-offs and guidelines for integrated implementation
• Aviation biofuels, vegetable oil and land use change

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