全书为分5章, 主要是针对中国台湾地区发展生物能源所造成的经济与环境效益做出了一系列的分析。除了对传统的生物能源生产制造过程进行了研究, 同时也提供了利用热分解技术来制造生物电力的可行性及其与传统生物能源制造技术的竞争。此项研究的规模在地域和农地面积部分涵盖了台湾地区15个县市, 1400万亩农地以及390万亩休耕地; 在农牧产品部分则涵盖了超过120种的农作物、林木、畜牧动物及4种能源作物。

1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Dissertation Objectives and Procedures 1.2 Plan of Dissertation2 BIOENERGY PROSPECTS IN TAIWAN USING SET-ASIDE LAND: AN ECONOMIC EVALUATION 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Background on Taiwanese Agriculture and Energy 2.3 Literature Review 2.4 Modeling Background 2.5 Model Structure 2.6 Scenario Setup 2.7 Simulation Results and Policy Implications 2.8 Summary ECONOMICS OF BIOCHAR PRODUCTION, APPLICATIONS AND3 GHG OFFSETS IN TAIWAN 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Pyrolysis and Biochar 3.3 Examination of a Biomass to Pyrolysis Feedstock Prospect 3.4 Totality of Value 3.5 Sensitivity Analysis 3.6 Summary4 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND ENERGY PRODUCTION: EVALUATION OF BIOCHAR APPLICATION ON TAIWANESE SET-ASIDE LAND 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Literature Review 4.3 Study Setup 4.4 Results 4.5 Summary5 CONCLUSION 5.1 Limitations 5.2 Further ResearchREFERENCESVITA