In most Mediterranean countries there is an important market for solid biofuels for heating applications in the residential sector. In these countries, in addition to pellets and wood chips, other solid fuels derived from the typical Mediterranean biomass are used.
Within the framework of the H2020 Biomasud Plus project "Sustainable market development of solid Mediterranean biofuels for domestic use", a market study of solid biofuels in southern Europe has been carried out (Croatia, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia , Spain and Turkey), whose result shows that the olive bone is the Mediterranean biofuel with the greatest presence in the residential sector. On the other hand, it has been seen that olive and vineyard agricultural pruning can be considered a biomass with high potential for the production of solid biofuels in that sector.
A selection of solid Mediterranean biofuels has been made in order to characterize their combustion in commercial equipment in the domestic sector and establish a series of recommendations for both manufacturers and installers as well as end users. The guide includes legislation, market research, analysis results and the main recommendations for the use of selected biofuels. One result is that it is shown that there are combustion equipment on the market that can use olive pits that meet the emission limits set by the Ecodesign Directive (Directive 2009/125 / CE) through Regulations (EU) 2015 / 1185 and (EU) 2015/1189.
The guide can be downloaded from the following link
Further information:
http://biomasudplus.eu/es_ES/2018/12/04/finalizing-the-improved-biomasud-certification-system/