Contributors: B. C. Shunw, A. In. Pituhin, S. B. Vasilyev,O. N. Galactions, A. In. Kuznetsov, A. A. Seliverstov, Y. In. Sukhanov, V. C. Colds. Tutorial for High School Students . educational institutions — Petrozavodsk: PetrSU Publishing House, 2014. - 123 s. ISBN 978-5-8021-2233-4B on the basis of generalization of domestic and foreign experience presented system description of technologies of energy use of woody biomass. The principle of operation and characteristics of machines and equipment that are used in the procurement of bioenergy raw materials, during transportation and combustion of solid biofuels are described in sufficient detail .. It is intended for students of higher educational institutions studying in the areas of training "Forestry", "Technological machines and equipment" and "Technology of logging and wood processing industries" . The manual was prepared with the support of the international scientific project "New cross-border solutions in the field of intensification of forest management and increasing the use of fuel wood in the energy sector" under the program of cross-border cooperation within the framework of the European Neighborhood and Partnership Instrument "Karelia" (Karelia ENPI CBC) .