Producing woodfuel
Forests and woodlands are the main source of woodfuel, which can
be extracted not just in large scale felling, but also through
regular thinning and arboricultural operations. Woodfuel can be
produced from forestry materials which otherwise would have no
market, such as brash, dead, dying, burnt, blown and bent material
that the timber industry cannot use. In 2010, the equivalent of
over one million green tonnes of wood was used for energy in
Scotland and the Woodfuel Task Force's recent report identified
additional material which could make a big contribution to meeting
Scotland's heat targets.