PellCert Highlights of the Industrial pellets workshop

1. www.aebiom.org www.pelletcouncil.eu PellCert Highlights of the Industrial pellets workshop 15th of November in Laborelec - Linkebeek Contract number: IEE/10/463/SI2.592427 Project duration: May 2011 – April 2014 Date of creation: July 2011

2. 39 Participants • Mainly Associations • EU + US + CA • European Commission representatives • Little heat users answers (industrial)

3. Program

4. Sustainability • Interaction between the different sectors • Users • Traders • Producers • Associations • European Commission • Much reflexion – no definitive answers • Approach was to discuss the proposal for sustainability principles from IWPB according to specific topics • FORESTRY • PLANTATIONS • GHG Accounting • RESIDUES • COMPETITION • CROSS-COMPLIANCE

5. Forestry and Plantations

6. GHG Accounting Considered as an important topic : choice of references Basic ref retained : MAX 130 kg CO2/MWhp at FACTORY GATE OBJECTIVE : MIN 60% reduction emissions – GHG balance for END USE REFERENCES? ANNEX V RED Fossil fuel = 91 g CO2/MJ = 328 g CO2/MWhp Bonus should be considered for degraded land (as for liquid) but NO MALUS NO specific calculator in PELLERT BUT need for methodology & key parameters for collection of data and calculation FERTILIZERS & CHEMICALS To be considered for the GHG accounting Should refer to existing studies (not yet considered by EC)

7. Residues

8. Competition & Cross-compliance

9. Technical specifications (reactions) SHOULD BE MORE CLEAR : REJECTION CRITERIA and whether it should be verified at LOADING/UNLOADING POINT • additives: “VEGETAL IN ORIGIN” • Max bulk temperature (unloading): CONSIDERED FOR END-USE can’t be directly applied ENplus..  could put 40°C for Enplus ? • Ash content : though the market is evolving towards higher ash content the demand for low ash is important for operation – judge no very restrictive for the wood • Smelting temperature : 10°C tolerance : different from ISO • chlorine / alkaline : common to most of fast growing plants – but also much more limited range of feedstock diversity. linked to KCl – but no parameters for K • N & S are emissions – related + N limit is significantly lower in ENplus because shows the use of glue • Metals – trace elements : emissions and for the ash valorization – also determines the definition as contaminated wood • Fines is determined at the port of loading - tolerance for the durability : for too high durability : problems for the milling • The discussion about the particle size distribution, durability and fines should be overtaken by producers and then feedback to user • NO AGREEMENT ON THE MAXIMUM SIZE : why putting all the load on our side!!!! NOT REASONABLE LIMIT!

10. Laboratory visit • More information:

11. Return of experience – to improve • Much interaction between the participants • Lots of reflexion – questions maybe too high level – no effective answer • Need for more involvement of the heat sector to have more information about their expectations (contacted by Laborelec but no answers) • There are large heat facilities using wood pellets for Base Load (ex. Fortum) • Importance of the FORWARD by AEBIOM and other PELLCERT actors •  much more impact/network level • Technical specifications should be discussed further : QUID of ISO linkage?