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
End of triennium conference: “Biomass and renewable heat”
On Tuesday 7 December 2021, the IEA Bioenergy end of triennium conference took place, titled "Biomass and renewable heat". Heat is the largest energy end use. Providing heat for homes, industry and other applications accounts for around half of total energy...
Webinar: “Residential Wood Combustion – Towards Low Emission Systems”.
On 6th May 2021, IEA Bioenergy held a webinar titled “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 test...
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
The future role of Thermal Biomass Power in renewable energy systems – a study of Germany
The global energy supply system is in a transition from a centralized system dominated by dispatchable fossil-based sources to a system that is based on renewable energy sources. In countries where wind and solar are expected to play a dominant role in the energy...
Best practise report on decentralized biomass fired CHP plants and status of biomass fired small- and micro scale CHP technologies
In this report the most relevant technologies, as they are steam engines, ORC applications, Stirling engines and thermoelectric generators, the most important technical parameters together with operational results and experiences as well as boundary conditions for...
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