This book focuses primarily on the advantages and implications of sustainable bioenergy production in terms of ensuring a more sustainable world despite its growing energy demands. It addresses a new concept that focuses on the interactions between different uses of agricultural land (for example, agriculture for food, forage or energy and nature conservation) and their ecological, economic and societal impacts. This research concept provides new insights into the competition for resources and the synergies between different land uses. This book seeks to improve peoples understanding of bioenergys potentials for the future. It will be of interest not only to those involved in sustainable energy, but also to environmental planners, agriculture and soil specialists, and environmental policy-makers.

Part I: Setting the scene.- Part II: Do we have enough? - Biomass potentials for energy generation.- Part III: Can bioenergy production be environmentally sound?.- Part IV: Economic optimisation of bioenergy production.- Part V: Bridging bioenergy production and society.- Part VI: Combustion of biomass for heat and power.- Part VII:  Bioenergy from polluted soils.- Index.