Task 32: Biomass Combustion
Publications
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Residential Biomass Boiler Systems – State-of-the-art and recent Innovations
Nov 2025The report focuses on the development of small-scale residential biomass combustion technologies and the significant advancements they have undergone in recent years and concludes that these innovations have transformed biomass into a reliable, clean, and accessible energy source for homeowners.
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Case study 8: Process heat from forest residues for the battery industry in Austria
Jun 2025Microporous in Feistritz in the province of Carinthia produces separator foil for lead-acid batteries. For the production of the separator foil process steam is required, which was produced with a fuel oil steam boiler until November 2022. In 2019, Microporous approached Carinthia’s largest private district heating provider, BC Regionalwärme Group from Köttmannsdorf, and a project […]
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Case study 6: Combustion of waste wood for electricity generation and process heat in two neighbouring factories in the Netherlands
Jun 2025Industrial Process Heat: case study 6 Since 2020, the wood pallet production company Foresco Dongen operates a biomass fired boiler installation for electricity production and heat supply to their own drying chambers as well as the neighboring company of Trobas, a gelatine production company. The company is located in Dongen, in the southern part of […]
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Industrial Process Heat: case study 10 – Replacing coal with biomass at Golden Bay Cement, New Zealand
Jun 2025The use of biomass for energy in industry is growing rapidly in the last 15 years or so. Until about 2010, the use of biomass residues for process heat in industry was originally limited to industry sectors that had their own residues available to cover (some of) their own heat demand, e.g. sugar, palm oil, […]
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Industrial Process Heat: Case Study 7 – Combustion of wood chips in a dairy in Denmark
Jun 2025This case study is part of a second series of reports on the use of bioenergy in industry to supply process heat. In 2021, five of the tasks involved in the IEA Bioenergy Technology Collaboration Programme collaborated to produce case studies and a policy synthesis report on biomass based industrial heat. In 2024, another 5 […]
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Nitrogen flows in biomass combustion systems – Part II: Options for maximising reactive nitrogen capture and case studies
Jun 2025This is the second report of IEA Bioenergy on the topic of reactive nitrogen (Nr) flows in biomass combustion systems. This study was done in the period 2023-2024 as a follow up activity of a first parametric study on the same topic to provide more in-depth understanding of relevant formation mechanisms for reactive nitrogen during […]
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Inventory of National Strategies for Reducing the Impact on Air Quality from Residential Wood Combustion
May 2025Reduction of air pollution is a major societal goal, and great efforts are currently undertaken. Over the last 30 years, significant progress has been made, but wood combustion remains a significant source of air pollution in the member countries of IEA Bioenergy. Therefore, this report compiles national approaches concerning emission reduction strategies in the field […]
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IEA Bioenergy Factsheet: Residential solid biofuels combustion – continuous improvement over time
Jan 2025Residential solid biofuels combustion – continuous improvement over time is the second in a series of factsheets prepared by IEA Bioenergy. These factsheets aim to inform and engage readers by addressing the key issues related to bioenergy, fostering greater awareness of its potential and challenges. Covering commonly used types of solid biofuels and appliances used […]
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Installing carbon capture technology on a large wood chip fuelled CHP plant in Denmark
Dec 2024“Installing carbon capture technology would enable the CHP plant to supply all the district heating needed”, is one of the main conclusions from the exercise on modelling CCS/CCU on the large wood chip fuelled CHP plant in Skaerbaek, Denmark. Energy systems worldwide are under rapid development and benefit from more renewable options such as […]
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