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Minister Hackett launches new book âWood as a Fuelâ
The Minister of State in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, with responsibility for forestry, Senator Pippa Hackett, today launched a new publication called âWood as a Fuelâ. Wood as a Fuel by Pieter D. Kofman and Eugene Hendrick is a wide ranging, comprehensive publication covering all aspects of woodfuels, based on the latest information and evidence. Its five volumes describe the main woodfuels which are firewood, woodchip and wood pellets. Detailed information on raw material sources, seasoning, drying and production processes, transportation and quality issues are described for each of the fuels. Many examples of ways to improve product quality and efficiency are provided, designed to enable readers to produce and use high quality woodfuels. ....
5 Wood fuel conversion and sustainable use. Fundamentals and standards The authors outline the history of wood energy and provide the ground rules for its successful utilisation in the opening volume. Wood energy needs to be sourced from sustainably managed forests or it can be a serious drain on the forest, especially in subsistence-level communities, claims Edward Farrell in his foreword. Wood as a Fuel comes in five volumes, presented in a slipcase and priced at €40 with postage and packing extra. Critics of wood energy often mistake it as the sole forest use but, as the authors point out, “Processed wood should be used according to the cascade principle.” ....