Extended Task 32 report focuses on solutions for reducing emissions from residential wood combustion
Wood combustion emissions originating from private households are a problem that is most difficult to solve, and pollutant emissions from the residential sector are among the highest. Several factors contribute to this, such as the many types and varied quality of wood fuels, the high variety in user practice and operational skills, which has an enormous effect, and the numerous applied conversion technologies.
To handle such a challenging task, it can be helpful to draw inspiration from success stories, and national approaches concerning emission reduction strategies in the field of residential wood combustion in selected IEA-Bioenergy-member countries have therefore been compiled in the extended and updated version of the Task 32 report “Inventory of National Strategies for Reducing the Impact on Air Quality from Residential Wood Combustion”.
The report has contributions from Austria, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and USA. The measures covered include stove replacement strategies, regional restrictions for furnaces, tightening of emission limits, inspections of stoves or boilers, quality labels, teaching and informing.