The Pellet Handbook ─ The Production and Thermal Utilisation of Pellets

`A renowned group of experts has gathered to make this book a success by compiling today's knowledge on the subject available in research institutions and industry, as well as in international networks. The Pellet Handbook is both a comprehensive text for teaching requirements and a reference for practitioners in pellet production and use.' Josef Spitzer, Chalrman, Executive Committee, IEA Bioenergy

The Pellet Handbook is undoubtedly the most comprehensive work ever produced on this subject, and I highly recommend it to industry professionals who are engaged in the production, marketing, transportation or consumption of wood pellets, as well as regulatory authorities, educators and students. Well illustrated and easy to read, The Pellet Handbook will surely become the essential reference for our industry.' Gordon Murray, Executive Director, Wood Pellet Association of Canada

`In-depth like a PhD thesis and practical like a good tourist guide.' Remco Frenken, Senior Vice President, Global Green Commodities, RWE Trading

As concerns about climate change and energy security grow stronger, people have been intensively searching for alternatives to the fossil fuels we currently rely on to meet our energy needs. Consistent fuel quality makes pellets a suitable fuel type for all areas of application, from stoves and central heating systems up to large-scale plants, with practically complete automation in all these capacity ranges.

Extensively illustrated and packed with practical knowledge, this is the ultimate reference for anyone involved in or affected by this burgeoning industry.

Ingwald Obernberger is the founder and general manager of BIOS BIOENERGIESYSTEME GmbH, Graz, Austria, a company active in R&D and engineering in the field of bioenergy. He is also head of the `Energetic Biomass Utilisation' research group at the Institute for Process and Particle Engineering, Graz University of Technology, and Key Researcher at utilisation' as well as `Modelling and simulation'. He is the author of 6 books dealing with thermal biomass utilisation, and of more than 200 national and international scientific publications and reports.
Gerold Thek has worked at BIOS BIOENERGIESYSTEME GmbH since 2000, and since 2006 he has been project manager for national and international R&D projects in the field of bioenergy. His working areas and research activities mainly focus on the production and thermal utilisation of pellets, which has resulted in several publications in this field and formed a relevant basis for this book.