Wood fuels

Wood fuel, wood used to generate energy, can be processed and stored without major capital investments, and converted into useful energy as needed as part of modestly- or highly-efficient energy pathways (Song and Aguilar, 2016). Wood fuel comprises all types of biofuels originating from woody biomass, excluding material that has been embedded in geological formations and/or transformed to fossil resources (International Standards Organization, 2014). Wood fuel can be a renewable and sustainable energy source when harvested in an environmentally-sound fashion, and can be carbon neutral if converted efficiently into useful energy and integrated with supply-chains of other long-lived wood products (Hektor et al. 2016, Miner et al. 2014). The production of biochar, which is essentially a modified charcoal product, can be used for soil enhancement and may represent a very long-term carbon storage pathway (Qambrani et al. 2017).

Sustainable Development Goals:

Responsible Consumption and Production

Life on Land