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BOOK REVIEWS - BIOMASS ACTIVITIES IN EUROPE
Energy from Biomass. 1st E.C. Conference. Edited by W. Palz, P. Chartier and D. O. Hall. 1981. v + 984 pages. Applied Science Publishers Ltd, London. Price: £39.00.
Energy from Biomass in Europe. Edited by W. Palz and P. Chartier. 1980. xii + 248 pages. Applied Science Publishers Ltd, London. Price: £17.00.
Biomass as Fuel. By L. P. White and L. G. Plaskett. 1981. x + 211 pages. Academic Press Ltd, London. Price £14.20.
Energy from Biomass. Solar Energy R & D in the European Community. Series E. Vol. 1. Proceedings of the EC Contractors' Meeting held in Copenhagen, 23-24 June, 1981. Edited by P. Chartier and W. Palz. 1981. x + 220 pages. Price: Dfl. 65, US$28.00. Vol. 2. Proceedings of the Workshop on Biomass Pilot Projects on Methanol Production and Algae held in Brussels, 22 October, 1981. Edited by W. Palz and G. Grassi. 1982. viii + 183 pages. Price: Dfl. 60, US$26.00. D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland.
Photochemical, Photoelectrochemieal and Photobiological Processes. Series D. Vol. 1. Proceedings of the EC Contractors' Meeting held in Cadarache, 26-28 October, 1981. Edited by D. O. Hall and W. Palz. 1982. x + 226 pages. D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland. Price: Dfl. 75, US$32.50.
These books reflect the rapid growth of interest in the potential of biomass as a source of energy in Europe and, with the exception of the book byWhite and Plaskett (Biomass as Fuel), reflect the activities of the European Community's Directorate General (XII) for research, science and education in this area. It is perhaps unfortunate, for the librarian in particular, that four of these volumes carry the title Energy from Biomass, although secondary titles or further information supplied on the covers serve to distinguish them and also indicate the origin and contents of the works. 235 Biomass (2) (1982) - © Applied Science Publishers Ltd, England, 1982
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