This report is a compilation of studies done to develop an integrated set of strategies for the production of energy from renewable resources in Hawaii. Because of the close coordination between this program and other ongoing DOE research, the work will have broad-based applicability to the entire United States.

Assesses the potential of biomass resources. and the development of technical and economic information on the most promising biomass crops and their conversion to liquid and gaseous transportation fuels. Results are directly applicable in the American territories throughout the Pacific Basin and the Caribbean, and also to many parts of the U.S. and worldwide. Numerous tables and graphs.

This book provides an account of the state-of-the-art in thermochemical biomass conversion and arises from the third conference in a series sponsored by the International Energy Agency's Bioenergy Agreement. Fundamental and applied research topics are included, reflecting recent advances as well as demonstration and commercial innovation.