BioMatNet Item: ENK6-2001-00556 - Pre-Normative Work on Sampling and Testing of Solid Biofuels for the Development of Quality Management

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ENK6-2001-00556
Pre-Normative Work on Sampling and Testing of Solid Biofuels for the Development of Quality Management

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EESD (Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development) : Solid Biofuels

Contract No:	ENK6-2001-00556
Project Type:	CSC (Cost-sharing contracts)
Start Date:	01-01-2002
Duration:	36 months
Total Cost:	5,470,000 EUR
EC Contribution:	3,280,000 EUR
Scientific Officer:	Garbiñe Guiu Etxeberria

Abstract

Standards are seen as a major measure to develop the markets for solid biofuels to achieve the environmental, social and agricultural goals of the Commission. On this background the aim of the BioNorm project is to work out a quality assurance system for solid biofuels to help to develop the biofuel market.

This will be based on extensive work on sampling (e.g. investigations of the sampling errors and the sample reduction errors) and the testing of physical-mechanical fuel characteristics (e.g. moisture content & bulk density, ash melting behaviour, particle size distribution & particle dimensions, durability and raw density of pellets & briquettes) and chemical fuel characteristics (e.g. sulphur & chlorine content, major & minor elements). The results of this work will contribute to the work of CEN TC 335 "Solid Biofuels".

To ensure a successful project progress an Advisory Board will be installed.

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Coordinator

Martin KALTSCHMITT / University of Stuttgart, Institute for Energy Economics and the Rational Use of Energy (IER) / GERMANY

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