<P> Wood fuel can refer to several fuels such as firewood , charcoal , wood chips sheets , pellets , and sawdust . The particular form used depends upon factors such as source , quantity , quality and application . In many areas , wood is the most easily available form of fuel , requiring no tools in the case of picking up dead wood , or few tools . Today , burning of wood is the largest use of energy derived from a solid fuel biomass . Wood fuel can be used for cooking and heating , and occasionally for fueling steam engines and steam turbines that generate electricity . Wood may be used indoors in a furnace , stove , or fireplace , or outdoors in a furnace , campfire , or bonfire . As with any fire , burning wood fuel creates numerous by - products , some of which may be useful ( heat and steam ) , and others that are undesirable , irritating or dangerous . There is debate as to whether burning wood can be considered carbon neutral , as technically the wood can not release more carbon than was sequestered during its growth , although this does not take account of other impacts such as deforestation and rotting has on the carbon footprint . When harvested in a sustainable fashion wood is usually considered to be a renewable solid fuel . </P>
<P> Wood fuel can refer to several fuels such as firewood , charcoal , wood chips sheets , pellets , and sawdust . The particular form used depends upon factors such as source , quantity , quality and application . In many areas , wood is the most easily available form of fuel , requiring no tools in the case of picking up dead wood , or few tools . Today , burning of wood is the largest use of energy derived from a solid fuel biomass . Wood fuel can be used for cooking and heating , and occasionally for fueling steam engines and steam turbines that generate electricity . Wood may be used indoors in a furnace , stove , or fireplace , or outdoors in a furnace , campfire , or bonfire . As with any fire , burning wood fuel creates numerous by - products , some of which may be useful ( heat and steam ) , and others that are undesirable , irritating or dangerous . There is debate as to whether burning wood can be considered carbon neutral , as technically the wood can not release more carbon than was sequestered during its growth , although this does not take account of other impacts such as deforestation and rotting has on the carbon footprint . When harvested in a sustainable fashion wood is usually considered to be a renewable solid fuel . </P>
what is a solid fossil fuel that is often used to generate electricity
what is a solid fossil fuel that is often used to generate electricity
Wood
Wood