FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Sub-regional Office
for Central and Eastern Europe (SEUR)

Efficient wood-based energy should be the fuel of choice for Serbia and other South-East European countries for renewable heat and power generation. However, before its advantages can be achieved, there are a number of barriers which must be overcome to achieve the full potential of the domestic woody biomass resource. These were the key conclusions of the workshop on "Woody biomass - the fuel of choice for Serbia" organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the Faculty of Forestry, University of Belgrade, in Belgrade on 2-3 December.

Meeting documents	English
Programme
Presentations	English	Serbian
Serbian policy for renewable sources of energy Dejan Stojadinovic, Ministry of Energy and Mining
Forest Policy in Serbia and wood biomass Sasa Orlovic, Ministry of Agricultural, Forestry and Water Management
Wood Energy policy and planing development Miguel Trossero, FAO, Roma
Wood Resource Balance- the UNECE Study Florian Steierer, UNECE
The European Market for wood biofuel, including trade in processed wood fuels Christian Rakos, Pro Pellets, Austria
Short Rotation Coppice Production in Italy Arturo Orandino, Raffaele Spinelli, Italy
FAO records and activities related to wood energy in CEE Hubert Inhaizer, FAO SEUR, Budapest
Study of pellet/briquettes market in Western Balkans Alen Bukvic, University of Hamburg
Development of wood biomass productions chains - Slovenian experiance Nike Kranjc, Tine Premrl, Slovenian Forestry Institute
Wood energy market in Serbia Branko Glavonjic, FoF, Belgrade
Private forest owners and wood energy- Austrian's experiences Christian Metschina,Austrian Biomass Association, Steiermark, Austria
Use of pellets in heating plants in Belgrade-first experiences Milija Bulatovic, Belgrade heating plants
Wood energy production and use-Croata's experiences Branko Sitas, Croatia forests, Zagreb
Equipment and instalations for wood biofuels-experiences of Serbian companies Radijator inzenjering, Kraljevo, Serbia, Kirka suri, Beograd, Serbia
Promotion of wood biomass as fuel- experiences from Austria Christian Metschina,Austrian Biomass Association, Steiermark, Austria
Wood biomass study in Serbia- overview Mladen Ilic, Energy Saving Group, Beograd
Promotion of wood biomass as fuel- first experiences from Serbia (booklet) Branko Glavonjic, FoF, Belgrade
Future activities in Serbia Aleksandar Vasiljevic, Serbijaforests, Gojko Janjatovic, Vojvodinaforests
Wood-based Energy: The United States Perspective Richard Vlosky, Director Louisiana Forest Products Development Center and Professor, Louisiana State University
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