Task 30/31/40 workshop in Warwick, UK in September 2008 - Last seats available!

5 September 2008 - With almost 120 participants registered, there are still a places left at the jointly organized Task 31, 38 and 40 international workshop: "Woodfuel Supply Chain – Sharing Experience", to be held in Warwick, England, 15-19 September 2008. The final programme can be downloaded here [316 KB] , online registration is possible through this link (only as non-residential).

Canadian country report online

28 August 2008 - Also the Canadian Country report [388 KB] is now available online, providing an up-to-date overview of current policies, growing bioenergy markets and of course international trade flows.

Finnish country report 2008 published

22 August 2008 - The Finnish country report 2008 [646 KB] by Jussi Heinimö has just been published. The study covers the current situation of biofuels markets in Finland, with special focus on international biofuels trade, which has a substantial importance for the utilisation of bioenergy in Finland. In 2006, the total international trading of solid and liquid biofuels was approximately 64 PJ of which import was 61 PJ.

Final working paper on biomass trade statistics

17 July 2008 - following up the workshop of February 25th 2008, Task 40 published a working paper on the development of meaningful bioenergy trade statistics [340 KB] . It provides an overview of ongoing developments by different stakeholders, sketches current problems and possible solutions to set up biomass trade statistics. Click here for the full programme, all presentations and the workshop proceedings.

Pellets@las workshop with IEA Task 40 contributions

23 June 2008 - On June 17th, 2008, the Copernicus Institute organized a workshop on the international wood pellet trade - barriers and opportunities, in Utrecht, the Netherlands. A total of 45 experts (industry actors and academia) from over 10 countries, including several Task 40 members were involved. The workshop covered the entire chain, from global pellets supply, ovber logistical issues up to demand analysis, and overarching topics such as certification and support policies. All presentations and a summary are available at the Pellets@las website.

Two task 40 workshops in Jonkoping,

9 June 2008 - Task 40 (co)organized two workshops during the World Bioenergy conference in Jonkoping, Sweden. The first workshop by Task 40 focussed on 'how to speed up bioenergy trade and make things happen", the second workshop (co-organized with T30 and 32) was on future European supplies - domestic short rotation crops or free trade? All presentation are available online.

Comprehensive global pellet and sawdust resource assessment

14 November 2007 - This comprehensive study “Global Wood Pellets Markets and Industry: Policy Drivers, Market Status and Raw Material [3.558 KB] " covers the recent market and industry developments over the last decade for most existing and emerging wood pellets markets.

A reliable supply of biomass and a reliable demand for bio energy is vital to develop stable market activities, aimed at bio-energy trade. Task 40, a task under the IEA Bio-energy Agreement (see http://www.ieabioenergy.com/), will contribute to the development of sustainable biomass markets on short and on long term and on different scale levels (from regional to global). The future vision of this task on global biomass trade is that it develops over time into a real “commodity market” which will secure supply and demand in a sustainable way; sustainability brings a key factor for long-term security.

These webpages provide information about the activities of task 40 and her members. For an overview see our work programme and the Task 40 information leaflet [1.474 KB] Copernicus Institute and Peter-Paul Schouwenberg of Essent, assisted by Martin Junginger (Utrecht University).

If you have any comments, suggestions or questions regarding this website please contact Martin Junginger (H.M.Junginger "at" uu.nl)