Task 32: Biomass Combustion
Publications
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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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Summary: Low emission biomass combustion
Aug 2024Two-page summary of the Task 32 report “Low emission biomass combustion in automated boilers for heat and power”, authored by Thomas Nussbaumer and published in 2024.
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Low emission biomass combustion in automated boilers for heat and power
Aug 2024In recent years we have seen important developments in the design of biomass fueled heating plants. Both innovative designs of the primary combustion technology and innovative application of advanced secondary emission abatement technology have paved the way for plants with very low levels of emission of particles and NOx – even with low grade biomass […]
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Emissions from Biomass Combustion
Jun 2024This article is part of the IEA Bioenergy Annual Report 2023 (on pages 18-29). Biomass combustion is a cost effective and proven method to generate renewable heat and potentially power from biomass resources that are often locally available as a residue from e.g. agriculture, forest operations or wood processing industries. If harmful emissions – such as […]
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Summary from Expert Roundtable: Strategies for Reducing Air Pollutants from Wood Combustion
Dec 2023Summary from Expert Roundtable held in Fairbanks, Alaska, on 5 October 2023.
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Low emission operation of automatic wood boilers operated in cascades
Feb 2023This 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 limited, and they will allow for production to be less affected by periodic maintenance, […]
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Nitrogen flows in biomass combustion systems – A parametric scoping study aimed at optimising nitrogen flows in biomass combustion
Jan 2023The 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 health. This has led to several legal regulations aiming at reducing the […]
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