Task 32: Biomass Combustion
Indirect co-firing consists of the combustion of producer gas from biomass/waste gasification in coal-fired furnaces or lime kilns. Gasification can be thus considered a method for biomass pre-processing. For factsheet click here
read moreThe focus of the workshop is to discuss new technologies for co-firing, and share the ideas with the audience. Therefore, a number of presentations have been prepared covering the field of new technologies. For the report click here
read moreThe objectives of the present study is to review available data on emission factors of particulate emissions from biomass combustion and measurement techniques applied to characterise particle emissions from biomass combustion. Priority is given to wood fuels used in residential wood combustion and in district heating plants. To enable a comparison of different data, the […]
read moreThis publication has been compiled as a joint effort by experts active in Tasks 32, 36, 37 and 40 of the IEA Bioenergy Agreement. It focuses on the health and safety issues of the supply chain of solid biofuels with the objective to highlight commonly used mitigation methodologies to promote a better working environment when […]
read moreThe main objective of the present investigation is the evaluation and comparison of different methods for the determination of the efficiencies of automatic biomass combustion plants. For this purpose, detailed formulae for the combustion efficiency, the boiler efficiency and the annual plant efficiency are described and methods for direct and indirect determination are identified. Furthermore, […]
read moreThe work focuses on poisoning of SCR catalysts by fly ash minerals and the effects of SO2 interactions with the catalysts. For the report click here
read moreThis investigation explores the reasons for and technical challenges associated with co-combustion of biomass and coal in boilers designed for coal (mainly pulverized coal) combustion. For the report click here
read moreThe main objectives of the project were to gain an overview of technological developments and demonstration activities regarding small-scale biomass CHP systems based on biomass combustion and to perform technological and economic evaluations of innovative small-scale biomass CHP technologies. For the report click here
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