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
The 6th Central European Biomass Conference
The 6th Central European Biomass Conference was a forum for users, enterprises, researchers, developers, policymakers and distributors to share their knowledge in the field of bioenergy. The conference was held from the 22.-24th of January, 2020 in the Messe Congress...
Report on health aspects of biomass combustion particles
Task 32 publised a report on the health aspects of biomass combustion originated particles. The report assesses the typical quantity and composition of aerosols emitted from biomass fired stoves and boilers, and reviews the results of recent R&D projects in which...
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6th Central European Biomass Conference
The 6th Central European Biomass Conference is a forum for users, enterprises, researchers, developers, policymakers and distributors to share their knowledge in the field of bioenergy. The conference is held from the 22.-24th of January, 2020 in the Messe Congress...
Workshop: Flexible bioenergy and system integration
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Latest Publications and Reports
Bioenergy for heat – the Hot Cases
Heat makes up about half of the global final energy usage, while electric power and transportation fuels together make up the other half of the end use. Fossil fuels are today the predominant source for heating (about 80%), However, in many countries there is enough...
Options for increased use of ash from biomass combustion and co-firing
This report provides an overview on present practices in ash management from biomass (co)combustion, based on country reports for experiences in seven member countries of Task 32, namely Austria, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Sweden. Other...
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.