Welcome to the Biomass Energy Foundation website. It is the oldest, most widespread and practical form of renewable energy. It is becoming more practical today with the introduction of densification , which transforms various biomass waste products into a fungible fuel.
Gasification turns biomass into a more useful form, gas.
WoodGas is my name for gas produced from biomass for heat, power and synthetic fuel applications. During World War II, over a million vehicles, boats etc. ran on Woodgas. While we have written a number of articles and books on all aspects of gasification, my specialty has been small gasifiers for power, transportation and cooking. Books on biomass energy are difficult to find. The BEF has a number of projects going on in gasification, cookstoves and synthetic fuels that you can examine.