Publications
Below is a selection of the documents produced by Task 32 and its predecessor, Task 19:

Methodological work

Evaluation of Biomass Combustion based Energy Systems by Cumulative Energy Demand and Energy Yield Coefficient (Thomas Nussbaumer, Michael Oser, 2004)

1.6 MB

Determination of the Efficiencies of Automatic Biomass Combustion Plants

2.3 MB
Statements  
Aerosols from biomass combustion  
Biomass cofiring  
   

Biomass combustion based CHP

Basic information regarding decentralised CHP plants based on biomass combustion in IEA partner countries.
(Prof Dr. Ingwald Obernberger, Dipl-Ing Gerold Thek, March 2004) 

423 kB

Techno-Economic evaluation of selected decentralised CHP plants based on biomass combustion in IEA partner countries.
(Prof Dr. Ingwald Obernberger, Dipl-Ing Gerold Thek, March 2004)

1.27 MB

Co-combustion

 
Review of models and tools for slagging and fouling prediction for biomass cocombustion (Stam, Livingston, Cremers, Brem), 2009) 0.3 MB
Update on the technical status of biomass cofiring, sept 2009 0.5 MB
Biomass Impacts on SCR Catalyst Performance 2.9 MB

Biomass-coal Co-combustion: Opportunity for Affordable Renewable Energy. Published in EuroHeat & Power 1/2004 
(Larry Baxter, Jaap Koppejan, Jan 2004)

600 kB

Biomass Cofiring, Workshop 5 of the 12th European Conference on Biomass for Energy, Industry and Climate Protection, Amsterdam, June 2002.

13. MB

Addressing the constraints for successful replication of demonstrated technologies for co-combustion of biomass/waste, brochure, 2000

2.3 MB

Addressing the constraints for successful replication of demonstrated technologies for co-combustion of biomass/waste, report of the final seminar, 2000

3.9 Mb

Modelling

 

Workshop on biomass combustion modelling in Sevilla, June 2000

5.2 MB

Questionnaires on bioenergy modelling activities from different organisations

216 kB

FUELSIM model for the calculation of combustion conditions for a given fuel

5.2 MB

Ash Utilization

Exploratory investigation into the possibilities of processing ash produced in the combustion of reject wood

711 kB

Database on biomass fuel and ash composition

Overviews

Handbook on biomass combustion and cofiring

Task 32 Brochure on biomass combustion and cofiring  

462 kB

Aerosol emissions

Papers from the Task 32 seminar "Aerosol emissions from biomass combustion", 27 June 2001

2.45 MB

Inventory report on aerosols from small scale biomass combustion devices , Jan 2008

1.8 MB