Bioenergy: a sustainable and reliable energy source. A review of status and prospects.

This publication is the Executive Summary of a report jointly prepared for IEA Bioenergy by the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN), E4tech, Chalmers University of Technology, and the Copernicus Institute of the University of Utrecht. The full report ‘Bioenergy – a Sustainable and Reliable Energy Source’ is available on the IEA Bioenergy website (www.ieabioenergy.com) and in hard copy.

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