N°7 / DECEMBER 2002
NEWS
HEATING
4
Normalisation 28 Type test of wood burners in Austria
Periodicals, documents, internet
PORTRAITS
7
ERBE, Équipe Régionale Biomasse Énergie CANBIO, The new Canadian Bioenergy Association
STRATEGIES Social policy 30 Quercy Énergies : Let’s Manage Energy to Fight against Social Exclusion QUERCY ÉNERGIES
6
ITEBE – HUET
C O N T E N T S
ADEME – CTBA
ITEBE
THEME: FIREWOOD
The firewood sector is getting organised. What are the tools to professionalise firewood production? 8 Official Channels for Selling Firewood? 12 Mechanisation of Harvesting and Production of Firewood
16 The Superpilke machine efficiently processes firewood for heating 18 Laupheim : Industrial Production of Firewood 22 Towards better quality firewood 24 A high powered automatic Splitter-Saw 25 The Firewood Club at the Service of the Professionals 26 A Brand for Firewood in France
A revue published by :
Developing countries 32 An Overview of Wood-Energy in Developing Countries In partnership with :
FUELS Ethanol 36 Fill up your tank with wood!
COGENERATION Markets 40 Establishing Forest Biomass-based Cogeneration in Quebec RESSOURCES NATURELLES DU QUÉBEC
P. 18 Laupheim, an example of an industrial production site for firewood.
Cover : The firewood sector is becoming more modern and structured. Better control of production requires industrialisation, with the setting up of standards and the organization of professionals. These are the aspects which are clarified in this special issue on firewood. See page 8
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