supply of heat both in domestic and industrial situations. Hislop and Hall [1996] reported that in the Third World, where the availability of industrial electricity is seen as a key factor in assisting development in rural areas, gasification can provide a local source of electricity using local woody biomass. The primary research in wood gasification for many years was in the area of design and performance aspects of gasifiers, where tar minimization has been the primary concern. The issues of feedstock preparation for wood as an energy source were of meagre interest. As a result, research in coal gasification has progressed much further than research in wood gasification. The use of long-stick wood for gasification is unique in that there is a wide range of fuel sizes and moisture contents available and underutilized. The major problem of the handling and preparation of input in the form of wood chips still remains a noticeable stumbling-block in the penetration of this technology both in industries and