Within the IEA Bioenergy Technology Collaboration Programme, Task 32 Biomass Combustion works on further expansion of the use of biomass combustion for heat and power generation. Task 32 puts special emphasis on small scale heating units and medium to large scale CHP plants as well as co-firing biomass with coal in traditional coal-fired boilers. This is done by generating and disseminating information on technical and on non-technical barriers and anticipated solutions.
News and Highlights
New Task 32 report published
The report "Inventory of national strategies for reducing the impact on air quality from residential wood combustion" has now been published by Task 32, including country-related contributions from nine member countries. Reduction of air pollution is a major societal...
Reports from the Inter-Task Project 2020 now available
Five case studies were prepared on the use of bioenergy in industry to supply process heat in the Inter-Task Project 2020. Two of the case studies were authored by Task 32, and they can now be found on the publications page, or by following the links below. The first...
Recent Events
Webinar: Residential Wood Combustion – Towards Low Emission Systems
IEA Bioenergy hosted an international webinar entitled “Residential Wood Combustion – Towards Low Emission Systems”. Wood combustion plays a large role for residential heating in many countries. However, inadequate knowledge, poor design of appliances, unrealistic...
Workshop: 9th IEA-CCC Workshop on cofiring biomass with coal
TOPICS ADDRESSED: biomass supply, sustainability and logistics biomass handling and related safety issues biomass pre-treatment combustion and gasification slagging, fouling and corrosion issues power plant conversion/adaptation emissions control and ash management...
Latest Publications and Reports
Design of Low Emission Wood Stoves – Technical guidelines
Wood stoves are popular as a primary or complimentary heat source. However, unwanted byproducts are formed and emitted during combustion of wood logs. These emissions continue to be a concern for the environment and for public health. Correct operation and proper...
Summary: Advanced Test Methods for Pellet Stoves
Two-page summary of the report on consequences of real-life operation on stove performance, written by Gabriel Reichert and Christoph Schmidl, and edited by Morten Tony Hansen. The full report can be found here.
The IEA Bioenergy Technology Collaboration Programme (TCP) is organised under the auspices of the International Energy Agency (IEA) but is functionally and legally autonomous. Views, findings and publications of the IEA Bioenergy TCP do not necessarily represent the views or policies of the IEA Secretariat or its individual member countries.