| Abbreviation | Summary |
| AEL | Aligned Energy Limited |
| ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
| CDM | Clean Development Mechanism |
| CEN | European Committee for Standardization |
| CFB | circulating fluidized bed |
| CFP | Certified forest product |
| CHP | combined heat and power |
| CIF | Cost, insurance and freight |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
| CoC | Chain-of-custody |
| CSIRO | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia |
| d.b. | dry basis |
| daf | dry ash-free fuel |
| DMT | Dry mass tonnes |
| DOE | US Department of Energy |
| EC | European Commission |
| ECN | Energy Research Foundation (the Netherlands) |
| ESP | electrostatic precipitator |
| ETS | Emission Trading Scheme |
| EU | European Union |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organisation (of the United Nations) |
| FBC | fluidized bed combustion |
| FEED | Front End Engineering and Design |
| FID | Final Investment Decision |
| FIT | Feed in Tariff |
| FOB | Free on Board |
| FSC | Forest Stewardship Council |
| GCV | Gross calorific value |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GHG | Greenhouse gas |
| GJ | Gigajoule |
| GW | 1,000 MW |
| GWh | Gigawatts hour |
| GWP | global warming potential |
| ha | hectare |
| hEN | Harmonised European Norms |
| HHV | Higher Heating Value |
| HYB | High Yield Biomass |
| IEA | International Energy Agency |
| IGCC | Integrated gasification combined cycle |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| ITTO | International Tropical Timber Organization |
| JPY | Japanese Yen |
| kW | Kilowatts (a measure of power) |
| kWh | kilowatt Hours (a measure of energy) |
| LCA | Life cycle analysis |
| LCOE | Levelised cost of electricity |
| LHV | Lower Heating Value |
| LLCR | Loan (Life) Cover Ratio |
| (L)RET | (Large) Renewable Energy Target |
| LRMC | Long Run Marginal Cost |
| SRMC | Short Run Marginal Cost |
| m.t. | metric ton |
| m2 | square metre |
| m3 | cubic metre |
| MDF | medium density fibreboard |
| METI | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan) |
| [M]RET | [Mandatory] Renewable Energy Target |
| MSW | Metropolitan Solid Waste |
| MW | Megawatts |
| MWe | Megawatt (electrical) |
| MWh | Megawatt hours (a measure of energy) |
| MWth | Megawatt thermal |
| NCV | net calorific value |
| NREL | National Renewable Energy Laboratory (of the United States) |
| (N)RET | (National) Renewable Energy Target |
| NETL | National Energy Technology Laboratory |
| NGO | non governmental organisation |
| ODMT | Oven dried metric tonne |
| ODT | Oven dried ton (US short ton of 2,000 lbs) |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| ORC | organic Rankine cycle |
| OSB | oriented strand board |
| PC | pulverized coal |
| PEFC | Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification |
| PF | pulverized fuel |
| PJ | petajoule |
| ppm | parts per million |
| RDF | residue derived fuel |
| RE | renewable energy |
| REC | Renewable Energy Certificate |
| REDD | Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation |
| RES | renewable energy source |
| RES-E | renewable energy source electricity |
| RET | Renewable Energy Target |
| ROC | Renewable Obligation Certificate (UK) |
| RPS | Renewable Portfolio Standard |
| SFI | Sustainable Forestry Initiative |
| SFM | sustainable forest management |
| SRC | Short rotation coppice |
| t | metric tonnes |
| tpa | tonnes per annum |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| USC | ultra-supercritical |
| US-EPA | US Environmental Protection Agency |
| VOC | volatile organic components |
| w.b. | wet basis |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| wt% | weight per cent |
| λ | combustion air ratio |
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