Workshop on practical test methods for emissions of small-scale biomass combustion devices

With existing test methods for biomass boilers and stoves, the emissions are tested under stationary and optimal test conditions. Under practical circumstances however, emissions may be significantly higher, e.g. during cold start-up or while operating under partload. This implies that the emissions measured during type approval do not necessarily reflect actual emissions in the field and may be significantly underestimated.

In order to obtain a result during emission testing that better represents practical conditions, it is therefore desired to modify existing standards to reflect better how the devices are actually used in practise.

Task 32 organises a workshop on 19 January 2017 during the Central European Biomass Conference in Graz, Austria, to present an overview of existing emission measurement standards, and evaluate the new method that was proposed in the framework of the BEREAL project.