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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

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)

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

Use of Solid Biomass

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

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

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
  

Climate Change and Solid Biomass

• Solid Biomass and Climate Change

Impacts of Solid Biomass

• Impact of Charcoal

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

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Solid Biomass Publications

• Net Zero and Beyond - What Role for Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage?
• Energy for Sustainable Development - Enabling Combined Access to Electricity and Clean Cooking with PV-Microgrids: New Evidences from a High-resolution Model of Cooking Loads
• 2019 Clean Cooking Industry Snapshot - An Inaugural Report on Sector Investment and Innovation

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