IEA Bioenergy: Task 17. Short-Rotation Crops for Bioenergy. Proceedings of the Meeting of IEA, Bioenergy (3rd), Task 17. Held in Auburn, Alabama on September 6-9, 1999.
These proceedings are the results of the third meeting of Task 17 (Short-Rotation Crops for Bioenergy) within the framework of International Energy Agency (IEA), Bioenergy. The meeting was held in Auburn, Alabama, USA, September 6-9, 1999. The objectives of Task 17 support the goals of member countries for bioenergy production and use. These objectives are as follows: to stimulate the full-scale implementation of energy crops in the participating countries; to strengthen the contacts and cooperation between participating countries, scientists, biomass producers, machine developers, entrepreneurs, and end users to select the most urgent research and development areas and suggest projects of co-operation; to inform Ex-Co- members; and to deliver proceedings from the meetings.