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{{short description|Wood used as fuel for combustion}}
[[File:Campfire at Bramble Bield.jpg|thumb|Wood burning]]
[[File:Stacks of firewood,Wood wall 薪 やしろの森公園 DSCF8679.JPG|thumb|A stack of split firewood in Japan]]
[[File:Holzpellets.jpg|thumb|Pile of wood pellets]]
'''Wood fuel''' (or '''fuelwood''') is a fuel such as [[firewood]], [[charcoal]], [[Woodchips|chip]]s, sheets, [[wood pellets|pellets]], and [[sawdust]]. The particular form used depends upon factors such as source, quantity, quality and application.
The discovery of how to make [[fire]] for the purpose of burning wood is regarded as one of humanity's most important advances. The use of wood as a fuel source for heating is much older than civilization and is assumed to have been used by [[Neanderthal]]s. Today, [[combustion|burning]] of wood is the largest use of [[energy]] derived from a [[solid fuel]] [[biomass]]. Wood fuel can be used for [[cooking]] and [[heating]], and occasionally for fueling [[steam engine]]s and steam [[turbines]] that [[electricity generation|generate electricity]]. Wood may be used indoors in a furnace, [[Wood-burning stove|stove]], or [[fireplace]], or outdoors in furnace, [[campfire]], or [[bonfire]].
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