You have hit on a key issue and I thank you for stating it quite eloquently. There has been some grumbling and unsubscriptions due to a perceived deviation from technical issues in this list serve. I would be happy to participate and help in any way I can. I would argue that even the technical experts haven't been fully reached out to. I agree, but I am not sure you ever will, at least at the biomass conferences I typically attend.
Farmers are busy.
Sort of like me and Tupperware parties. Interesting, and I look forward to reading your paper. For instance, Canada or Quebec may decide to establish policies that encourage production of switchgrass pellet fuels and installation of pellet stoves based the relatively high net energy gain of switchgrass pellets and pellet stoves compared to other biomass fuels and conversion technologies. But I wonder if net energy gain is important to a specific biomass fuel or project's viability. Thanks again for you message.