2. Fuel preparation and properties
2.1 Biomass preparation
Fuels from various sources (forestry, the wood industry, dedicated crops, recycled wood, etc.) have to undergo conditioning operations, generally carried out at the production site or on an intermediate preparation platform, and sometimes even on the boiler plant site itself.
The main operations are :
collection or harvesting ;
sorting/separation ;
grinding (to prepare a fuel suitable for use in boilers) ;
screening (removal of coarse particles) and dedusting (removal of fine particles);
drying (in forests, on platforms, in ventilated sheds) and storage...
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Bibliography
Websites
Biomass Combustion and Co-firing task of the IEA Bioenergy Agreement, IEA Task 32. Co-firing activities and databases of existing plants http://www.ieabcc.nl
Events
European Conferences on Industrial Furnaces and Boilers, biennial event in Portugal http://www.cenertec.pt/infub/
European Biomass Conference, annual http://www.conference-biomass.com/
Regulations
Directive 2008/1/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC Directive) OJEU n° L 24 of January 29, 2008.
Directive no. 2001/80/EC of 10/23/01 on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from large combustion plants (GIC directive known as "LGP" for Large Combustion Plants) OJEC no. L 309 of November 27, 2001.
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