In Germany we are definitely limited by the amount of biomass we can generate locally. We do have a significant forestry industry, but we use much of the biomass for heat. As you can see from the slides, 84% of our renewable heat comes from biomass. Most of that is wood. It's either residues or it's wood taken out of forests in a sustainable way by small-hold foresters, and it's mainly informal, too. But there is also a global trade in pellets, a processed type of fuel wood, which can be fed into these ovens automatically, making them easier to use. So there is global commodity trade in pellets and it's not all German wood that we use.
On April 23rd, 2009. See this statement in context.