Hmmm it seems that i cant craft the t1 lab. I can make its components but not the lab itself. Is there a bug or just my list of mods?

But i cant see any other mod which tinkers on the science around aside the ones your mod is expecting, like bobs, angles and aai.

https://pastebin.com/sJPLephs

gameplay > realism

just an idea:
as you said you have 2 diffrent porpuses:
A) fuel;
B) ingredient in recipies.

a)
take the coal out of the process and maybe do 2 diffrent wood processing trees
one cokes wood to charcoal to coke, so you arent bind to the fixed coal-energie value.
you can fine ...

Hallo oh mighty Modmaker!
Awesome mod you have done here! i realy enjoy it an its pretty cool.

here are my little throughts to your mod, which would balance and make it even better (at least in my oppinion ^^)

First:
I already readed many times, you should finetune the wood -> charcoal ratio and ...

First my Gui idea.
If you play Minecraft modded, you will properly know about, NEI (Not Enough Items)
A real handy little mod, which adds a reciepe overview into the inventory.

You can see all items present in the game, and with a click you can see, how to create it/what to creat with it.
At ...