Title:
Mixbiopells: Enhancing the Market Relevance of Alternative and Mixed Biomass Pellets in Europe
Author(s):
Zeng, T., Pollex, A., Lenz, V., Alakangas, E., Sager, A., Rönnbäck, M.
Document(s):
Paper
Abstract:
Currently, wood is the predominant fuel used for biomass combustion in Europe. However, caused by the growing demand for material and energy related use wood is getting scarcer nowadays. Consequently, unexplored solid biomass raw materials such as agricultural residues are experiencing growing interest as alternative fuel source. In most European countries preliminary activities in industrial as well as in public sectors have been started to integrate these alternative solid biofuels. However, the market integration of alternative biomass pellets is still hindered by various constraints. To overcome the constraints and strengthen the drivers for the enhancement of alternative pellet utilisation in Europe, the impact of national and European frameworks has been evaluated. On this basis, recommendations on favourable legal frameworks and regional concepts for the market integration of alternative pellets will be presented. Furthermore, the difficulties connected to combustion of alternative pellets, especially in small scale, amplifies the need for quality systems and quality assurance. Thus, a draft for a labelling system for the production and combustion of alternative and mixed biomass pellets developed in close cooperation with the European Pellet Council will be presented.
Keywords:
certification, combustion, mixed biomass pellets, policies, market, barriers
Topic:
Biomass Policies, Markets and Sustainability
Subtopic:
Standardisation
Event:
20th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
5AV.2.2
Pages:
2294 - 2298
ISBN:
978-88-89407-54-7
Paper DOI:
10.5071/20thEUBCE2012-5AV.2.2
Price:
FREE
