1. Centre of Excellence THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION OF SOLID FUELS – THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION OF SOLID FUELS – Processes of pyrolysis, gasification and combustion of biomass an wastes WORKGROUP 3 Standardisation and testing WORKGROUP leader Alfred Tramer Ph.D.

2. Centre of Excellence WG3 activities  Development of the standardisation system of fossil and renewable fuels and waste and its harmonisation with the EU standards.  Implementation of technical evaluation procedures for biomass fired boilers.  Development of attestation criteria for biomass-fired boilers testing.

3. Centre of Excellence Activity in CONBIOT project WP 2: Specialised seminars Task: 2.1. Seminar: “Instrumental analysis in research of biomass and wastes”

4. Centre of Excellence Seminar Seminar “Instrumental analysis in research of solids derived from biomass and wastes”  Target: Exchange of experience and knowledge between European and Polish science and industry centres in the scope of standardisation of biomass and wastes properties determination.  Date and place: 4 – 5 September 2003, IChPW (Poland)  Organizers:Centre of Excellence CONBIOT Institute for Chemical Processing of Coal Polish Committee for Standardisation

5. Centre of Excellence Actions of WG3 during the first year Topics of the seminar were: instrumental methods for biomass, wastes and its termochemical processing products assessment, statistical methods for analysis of obtained results (sampling errors assessment, uncertainty of measures, research methods validation, standardisation of analytical methods (activity programme of CEN TC 335 „Solid Biofuels”, TC 343 „Solid Recovered Fuels” and BIONORM project). presentation of testing equipment for biomass and waste properties determination Exhibition of testing equipment

6. Centre of Excellence Conference participants LecturersParticipants Foreign: - from EU countries, - from EU candidate countries, Domestic, representatives of: - higher schools, - R&D establishments, - biomass users, - Polish Committee for Standardisation, - persons implementing the CONBIOT project, - others 315--13-315--13- 1 2 10 6 1 13 8 Total1347 Lecturers were specialists from Poland and other European countries (France, Spain, Czech Republic, Slovakia).

7. Centre of Excellence Evaluation  establishing co-operation with power plants in a scope of biomass and blends properties determination  proposition of training course for power plants’ laboratory staff in a scope of procedures for determination of biomass and blends properties determination  creation of concept for organization of accredited laboratories network LABIOMEN

8. Centre of Excellence Research work in the frame of WG 3 Biomass sample preparation New procedure Q/ZK/P/15/04/A Environmental conditions: ambient temperature - <25°C air humidity - < 65%

9. Centre of Excellence Research work in the frame of WG 3 New procedures for determination of biomass properties: Q/ZK/P/15/03/B- gross calorific value and net calorific value Q/ZK/P/15/05/A- moisture content Q/ZK/P/15/06/A- ash content Q/ZK/P/15/07/A- volatile matter content isothermal calorimeter AC 350

10. Centre of Excellence Research work in the frame of WG 3 Q/ZK/P/15/08/A- sulphur content Q/ZK/P/15/09/A- carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen content ultimate analysis equipment CHN - 1000 sulphur analyser SC 432

11. Centre of Excellence Research work in the frame of WG 3

12. Centre of Excellence Research work in the frame of WG 3  tests of biomass – coal blends selected properties (e.g. ash, moisture content, net calorific value) additivity  successful action to extend the scope of activities of Technical Committee of Polish Committee for Standardisation (PKN) to range of activities of CEN TC 335 „Solid Biofuels”, TC 343 „Solid Recovered Fuels”