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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)

Use of Solid Biomass

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

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

Impacts of Solid Biomass

• Impact of Charcoal

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Solid Biomass Publications

• Private Sector Driven Business Models for Clean Energy Mini-Grids: Lessons learnt from South and South-East-Asia
• Barriers and opportunities to bioenergy transitions: An integrated, multi-level perspective analysis of biogas uptake in Bali
• 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

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