It is often assumed that wood fuels are carbon neutral. This is approximately true in the very long run since the … emissions from burning wood fuels are compensated by the uptake from new trees. But it is not true in the short- and the medium … using wood residues in Sweden 1980–2100 is calculated. Two important implications of the program for using wood fuels are …

In Sweden, wood fuels are traditionally used in the Swedish forest products industry and for heating of single …. Energy policy, especially the energy taxation system, has favoured wood fuels and other biofuels, mainly for environmental … reasons. There is now an established commercial market for wood fuels in the district heating sector, which amounts to 45 PJ …