Bob......sure looks like Asia is going to beat us to the punch. Check this out and note on page 3 that Asia has more than twice as many biomass energy resources as does either North America, Africa, or the EU. <A HREF="http://unit.aist.go.jp/internat/biomassws/material/Akio%20Nishijima.pdf" target="_blank">http://unit.aist.go.jp/internat/biomassws/material/Akio%20Nishijima.pdf</A>