Results of the combustion test campaigns

Results of the tests (equipment efficiency, common protocols, ash behaviour and emissions)performed by BIOS, CIEMAT and CERTH at laboratory test stands under well controlled conditions and utilizing common procedures,. One stove and one boiler, selected based on the survey performed within Task 5.2, will be monitored at each of the cited participants with the biofuels selected in task 5.1. The estimated capacity range of the stoves will be up to 10 kWth and of the boilers between 20 and 120 kWth. BIOS with the support of CIEMAT will be in charge of the elaboration of common testing protocols as well as procedures for result collection, evaluation and reporting. CIEMAT will provide the standardized biofuels to all testing sites, according to new BIOMASUD quality requirement standards defined in WP3. Two types of combustion tests will be performed: a) Combustion tests at nominal (100%) and partial (30%) load. . b) Load cycle combustion tests. This is an innovative methodology developed to determine the efficiency and emissions of a boiler/stove under real-life operation conditions which are simulated in laboratory. Thus, it allows determining the annual utilization rates of the stoves/boilers, as requested by the Eco-design Directive, without the necessity to carry out complex and long term measurements at field installations.