3. Choice of materials
A wide range of wood-burning equipment is available on the market, and it's important to clearly define your needs and expectations before making your choice. There are three main types of installation: private installations (which can be used as a back-up or for overall heating), industrial installations (which are most often used to process waste from the activity) and collective installations, the choice of which depends above all on the quantity of requirements and the nature of the available fuel source.
When it comes to auxiliary heating systems for private individuals, the market is totally open, and purchases are made in an anarchic fashion, with varying degrees of consideration given to needs. Most of the time, these devices are installed directly by private individuals, with no possibility of control by professionals. There are,...
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Structure and economics of the wood-energy sector
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Wood consumption and equipment installed
Wood-energy accounts for around 6% of primary energy production in the European Union, producing mainly heat and very little electricity.
It is the European Union's main source of renewable energy (almost 60% of primary energy production from renewable energies is due to wood).
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Bibliography
Recent theses
- - http://www.sudoc.abes.fr
- OUEDRAOGO (B.) - Éléments économiques pour la gestion de l'offre et de la demande du bois-énergie dans la région de Ouagadougou - . Université Montesquieu – Bordeaux IV (2002)....
Standardization
Association française de normalisation AFNOR
- Safety of woodworking machines – Circular sawing machines – Part 6: Circular saws with trestle and/or table for cutting firewood, with manual loading and/or unloading. Classification number : E64-607-6 - NF EN 1870-6 - Juillet 2002
- Agricultural and forestry equipment – Log...
Main organizations
ADEME(Agence De l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Énergie) http://www.ademe.fr
AFOCEL(Association FOrêt CELlulose) http://www.afocel.fr
Biomasse Normandie http://www.biomasse-normandie.org
...List of leading French manufacturers and retailers of heating equipment
Fireplaces, stoves, closed hearths, inserts
BH Industrie [email protected]
Bodart & Gonay SA http://www.bodartetgonay.be
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