Wood: a cornerstone in energy transition

We wood experts sometimes get annoyed that the focus of renewable energies is very often on electricity generation from solar and wind power. I think that the energy transition is primarily a heat transition. In private households in Germany, two thirds of the energy required is used for heating. And in the case of final energy consumption across all sectors, including households, industry, trade and transport, the heating sector accounts for over half2 of the entire energy demand. However, when it comes to renewable heat, wood is unavoidable.