Low Emission Operation Manual for Chimney Stove Users.

Disclaimer The concepts and design guidelines presented are a result of a scientific project. The implementation and utilisation of the research results is the decision of each individual person/company. The authors undertake no liability for the utilisation and implementation of the research work and research results as well as for consequences of the resulting technology development or plant operation. Preface ERA-NET Bioenergy is a network of national research and development programmes focusing on bioenergy which includes 14 funding organisations from 10 and the United Kingdom. Its mission is to enhance the quality and cost-effectiveness of European bioenergy research programmes, through coordination and cooperation between EU Member States. The project FutureBioTec (Future Low Emission Biomass Combustion Systems) has been supported in the period The European Union and its member States aim at an increased use of renewable energy in order to avoid a further increase in atmospheric CO 2 concentrations and therefore, the European Commission actively supports the utilisation of biomass for energy production. However, this aim must be achieved without increasing other harmful emissions such as fine particulate matter (PM 2.5), nitric oxides (NO x), carbon monoxide (CO) and organic compounds (OGC, PAH). Therefore, especially regarding the small and medium-scale heating sector, where a great potential for biomass utilisation all over Europe exists, the promotion of energy from biomass must be accompanied by further technology development towards low emission combustion systems. Against this background, the project FutureBioTec aimed to provide a substantial contribution concerning the development of future low emission stoves and automated small and medium-scale biomass combustion systems (<20 MW th). Considering the different states of development of the combustion technologies and capacity ranges addressed, the project focused on the following main objectives. • The further development of wood stoves towards significantly decreased CO, OGC, PM and NO x emissions by primary measures (air staging and air distribution, grate design and implementation of automated process control systems). • The improvement of automated furnaces in the residential and the small to medium-scale (<20 MW th) capacity range towards lower PM and NO x emissions by primary measures (staged combustion, utilisation of additives as well as fuel blending). • The evaluation, development and optimisation of secondary measures for PM emission reduction in residential biomass combustion systems. In order to reach these objectives, a consortium of 8 research organisations and 2 industrial partners from 7 European countries collaborated within FutureBioTec (see next …