As the oil supply decreases, wood is the subject of renewed interest – particularly for fuel, but also as a building material. This means big profits for the German timber industry – and renewable capital.Timber is more abundant in Germany than anywhere else in Europe, and Berlin is determined to keep it that way. Despite industrial Germany’s tremendous demand for raw materials, forests in the country have been carefully cultivated, not completely chopped down over the last centuries. Report by Sonja Schock.