Course aims:
The course is designed to help participants:
- Understand the range of draft CEN standards for wood fuels.
- Appreciate the different properties of wood fuel that can be specified.
- Know how to specify wood chip fuel.
- Know how to find out if a particular type of wood is appropriate for a specific
combustion system. - Recognise the importance of quality assurance and labelling.
This course concentrates on solid biofuels, specifically wood fuel, from forest or primary
wood processing sources.
It is a one day course divided into four sessions, including an outdoor based practical and
demonstration.
Session one: General Introduction
This session introduces the CEN standards for wood fuel. The draft CEN standards for wood
fuel were commissioned by the EU from CEN (Comite Europeen de Nomalisation), the
European committee for standardization, and they are being written by Technical
Committee (TC) 335 - Solid biofuels & TC/343 - Solid recovered fuels. We introduce the
traded forms of woody biofuels and the standards or technical specifications available to
determine fuel properties.
Session two: SpecifyingWood Chip Fuel
During this session we look at:
- The specifications for wood chip fuel
- Wood fuel properties.
- Matching fuel specifications to combustion systems
Session three: Chipping & Sampling
Session three consists of two exercises. The first is intended to give an insight into the
features on certain chippers that help control fuel quality and the differences between
chippers. The second is a practical looking at the methodology for sampling small stockpiles.
Session four: Fuel Quality Assurance
This session begins with feedback from the exercises earlier this afternoon and includes an
introduction to fuel quality assurance.
For more information on the course contact Will Richardson: 01765 609355 or
will.richardson@ruraldevelopment.org.uk
