The global wood pellet trade – markets, barriers and opportunities : workshop summary, June 17, 2008, Utrecht, the Netherlands

Abstract

Within the framework of the Pellets@las project, on June 17th 2008, a workshop on international pellet trade was held in Utrecht, the Netherlands, organized by the Copernicus Institute, Utrecht University. The aim of the workshop was to identify current developments, bottlenecks and opportunities for international/global pellet trade. The number of participants was limited to 50 to enable a fruitful debate. A limited number of international pellet traders, large scale users and scientists were invited, including members of IEA Bioenergy Task 40 on sustainable international bioenergy trade.