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
Strategies for Reducing Air Pollutants from Wood Combustion in Stressed Regions
Expert Round Table Discussion organized by IEA Bioenergy Task 32 (Biomass Combustion) Timing: Thursday, 5th of October 2023, 7:30 – 9:30 Alaska Daylight Saving Time Zone, USA (GMT-8) Concept: Hybrid event – speakers present in Fairbanks and online, audience welcome to...
Workshop on biomass combustion and CCUS on 21st September 2023
Bioenergy combined with carbon capture and utilisation or storage, also known as BECCUS is a concept that has been discussed in climate change mitigation research for quite some time. During the last five years the implementation has become the subject of serious...
Recent Events
7th Central European Biomass Conference – CEBC2023
The Austrian Biomass Association, the Styrian Chamber of Agriculture and BEST - Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies GmbH are hosting the 7th Central European Biomass Conference CEBC2023 in cooperation with Messe Congress Graz on January 18 to 20, 2023. Task32 will...
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...
Latest Publications and Reports
Low emission operation of automatic wood boilers operated in cascades
This report concerns installation of cascades of three or more usually identical serial devices of smaller wood boilers as an alternative to industrial boilers, and how their operation affects emissions. Cascades of smaller boilers can be used where space is more...
Nitrogen flows in biomass combustion systems – A parametric scoping study aimed at optimising nitrogen flows in biomass combustion
The release of reactive nitrogen in the form of ammonia and nitrogen oxides from a wide variety of sources in society such as combustion processes and agricultural activities rises concerns due to its direct and indirect (as precursor) harm to environment and public...
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.
