2023-10-18 02:45:16
Thirty delegates from 11 countries met in Vancouver from May 8-11, 2023.
TCanada plays a leadership role in the development of solid biofuels standards. Thanks to Canada’s efforts, modifications to wood chip fuel standards were made to better reflect the designs of modern combustion and gasification equipment readily available in the marketplace.
Several ISO standards were adopted as Canadian standards to enable provincial regulators to easily incorporate them into regulations, guidelines and/or individual site permits.
Canada’s is leading a task group to consider expanding the scope of ISO/TC238 to include biocarbon for metallurgical and other industrial applications, in addition to heat and power applications.
Another task group, also led by Canada, is developing an ISO Technical Report on Implementation of ISO standards for characterisation of wood chip fuel – Essential information for producers and users.
In addition to the working group and plenary meetings, delegates toured the facilities at UBC Biomass and Bioenergy Research Group, and visited the Fibreco Export Inc. biomass handling terminals. divert food waste and reduce pollution, as well as the reliance on fossil fuels, through the creation of biodegradable products that are economical and versatile for use across numerous industries.
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