20100525 Biomass and biofuels standards

Workshop on Biomass Sustainability in Ukraine, Hotel Ukraine, Kiev, 25 May 2010

Biomass and biofuels standards

in the EU

Jarno Dakhorst, NEN Energy Resources

Biomass and biofuel standards in the EU 2

Outline

• Standards development in Europe

• Biomass standards

• Biofuels standards

• Sustainability standards

• Summary and conclusions


Standards development in Europe (1)

Standards…

• … are documents with agreements

on products, services and systems

• ... are designed for voluntary use

• ... contribute to:

– (inter)national strength of competition

– innovation

– health, safety and environment

– image

• ... are in accordance with WTO

Overcoming barriers to trade



Standardization …

• … is an open process

=> all parties concerned informed and welcomed to

participate for broad support

• … is developing standards based on consensus

=> no sustained opposition

• … is transparent

=> standards are developed according to established

rules and are publicly available for comments and use



CEN community:

• 31 members and 19

affiliates (incl. Ukraine)

• 400 European

federations in liaison

• 300 active technical

committees

• about 70 000 experts

• almost 14 000 standards



Drafting a European Standard (EN)

=> ENs are nationally adopted by all CEN members!

National Standards

Body

Timeframe: 3 years

Technical Committee

Technical Committee

Project

proposal

Working Group

USER

Draft

Standard

European

Standard

Circulation

for comments

Weighted

vote of all

NSBs


Biomass standards (1)

CEN/TC 335 "Solid biofuels", but also CEN/TC 343

"Solid recovered fuels"

• inter alia mandates from EC for specifications relevant

characteristics and origin of fuel

• many CEN/TSs & CEN/TRs currently upgraded to EN

• (draft) standards input for international standards

development in ISO/TC 238 "Solid biofuels"



• Terminology:

– prEN 14588 Terminology, definitions and description

• Fuel specifications, classes and quality assurance:

– (pr)EN 14961 series Fuel specifications and classes

– prEN 15234 series Fuel quality assurance

• Sampling and sample reduction:

– prEN 14778 Methods for sampling

– prEN 14779 Methods for preparing sampling plans and

sampling certificates

– prEN 14780 Methods for sample preparation



• Physical, mechanical and chemical test methods:

– EN 14774 series Determination of moisture content – Oven dry

method

– EN 14775 Determination of ash content

– prEN 15149 series Determination of particle size

– prEN 15150 Methods for determination of particle density

– EN 15103 Methods for determination of bulk density

– EN 14918 Determination of caloric value

– prEN 15210 series Determination of mechanical durability of

pellets and briquettes

– … and other standards with determination methods


Biofuels standards (1)

CEN/TC 19 "Gaseous and liquid fuels, lubricants and

related products of petroleum, synthetic and

biological origin"

• many working groups & task forces (not all on biofuel)

• inter alia mandates from EC for (bio)fuel

specifications

• input in and co-operation with international standards

development in ISO/TC 28 "Petroleum products and

lubricants" with new SC 7 on biofuels



• Automotive fuels with ethanol:

– (pr)EN 15376 Ethanol as a blending component for petrol -

Requirements and test methods

=> currently revised to apply as component for 10% blending

– (pr)EN 228 Unleaded petrol - Requirements and test methods

=> 5% blending with ethanol (conform EN 15376) possible,

currently revised for 10% blending

– FprCEN/TS 15293 Ethanol E85 - Requirements and test

methods

=> upgrade of CWA 15293; CEN/TS probably upgraded to EN



• Automotive fuels with biodiesel:

– (pr)EN 14214 Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) for diesel engines -

Requirements and test methods

– (pr)EN 590 Diesel - Requirements and test methods

=> 7% blending with FAME (conform EN 14214) possible, aiming

at 10% blending but more testing needed

– CWA 15145 Water in diesel fuel emulsions for use in internal

combustion engines – Requirements and test methods

– CWA 15490 Paraffinic diesel from synthesis or hydrotreatment –

Requirements and test methods (GTL and BTL)

– new work item on B30 (kick-off May 2010)



• Automotive fuels with pure plant oil:

– CEN Workshop 56 Fuel quality specification - Pure plant oil

application in diesel engines (kick-off April 2010)

• Automotive fuels with biogas:

– mandate from EC expected for standard on biomethane as

automotive fuel

=> note: mandate will also include standard on biomethane for

injection in grid (CEN/TC 234/WG 9)


Sustainability standards (1)

CEN/TC 383 "Sustainably produced biomass for energy

applications"

• original scope sustainability criteria for biomass (solid,

liquid and gaseous) for all energy applications

• current work items related to implementation of RED

(2009/28/EC)

• input in and possible co-operation with international

standard development in ISO/PC 248 "Sustainability

criteria for bioenergy"


Sustainability standards (2)

• Active work items CEN/TC 383:

– terminology

– calculation of greenhouse gas balance

– biodiversity and environmental aspects => nature protection

purposes, highly biodiverse non-natural grassland, peatland

– verification & auditing => conformity assessment including

chain of custody

=> publication expected for May 2012

=> EC Communications needed for finalizing working drafts

=> other work items might be re-activated later on this year


Summary and conclusions

• Standards are useful (and necessary) instruments to

facilitate trade within Europe and beyond

• Many standards related to biomass and biofuels

published or currently developed or revised

• European standards also source for international

standardization

• Standards are efficient instruments to support national

and EU targets on renewables (e.g. EC mandates)


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