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The Technology Profile provides a comprehensive and topical cross-section view of the technology of solid biomass by covering its technological, economic and ecological aspects.

A special focus is set - in an international context - on Austrian research, technology, and projects.

The Technology Profile is also available as a free download.

Table of contents

• The importance of biomass as an energy source
    
• How is biomass currently used?
  Domestic heating
  Industrial biomass use
    
• Different types of domestic heating systems with wood
  Tiled stoves
  Pellet boilers and pellet stoves
  Logwood boilers
  Woodchip boiler
  Other types of wood boilers
  District heating with biomass - advanced technologies for maximum convenience of use
  Wood-based energy contracting: How does it work?
    
• Biogenous fuels
  What types of wood-based fuels are there?
  Woodchips
  Pellets
  Other biogenous fuels
    
• Solar energy and biomass - a good combination
    
• Biomass R&D in Austria - an overview
  The complementary role of national and international research
  Driving forces of national bioenergy R&D
  Trends for the future
    
• Advanced technologies for biomass boilers in the MW-range
  Solving the problem of heavy metals
  Rotating particle separator: a cost effective technology for the abatement of fine fly ashes
  Reduction of NOx-emissions
  Active flue gas condensation with a resorption heat pump
  State of the art straw combustion
  Technologies for enhanced fuel management and boiler efficiency
    
• Technologies for electricity production with biomass
  Co-combuistion of biomass in conventional power plants
  Gasification in a solid bed reactor and CHP gas motor
  Gasification of biomass with steam in a novel fluedised bed system
  State of the art gas engines for CHP
  Stirling Engine
    
• Addresses and Contacts