Objectives

The project should result in a guideline and a software tool as the major outcome of the project. The main objective is to accelerate the process of market introduction and commercialisation of gasification by developing an accepted guideline for the target groups and all key market actors on potential HSE hazards of biomass gasifiers up to about 5 MWth.


Specific objectives:
Remove one of the most important non-technical barriers for wide-spread market introduction of biomass gasifiers, i.e. awareness on HSE hazards. This includes:

  • Identification of all possible HSE hazards associated with construction and operation & maintenance of biomass gasifier installations, as well as recommendations to reduce these hazards;
  • Raise awareness to communities, (potential) customers and public authorities on the HSE hazards in such way that less objections occur and procedures are shortened and simplified; 
  • To guidance manufacturers and technology developers in the development of safe designs and safe operation & maintenance of the installations; 
  • Disseminate the guideline and spin-off results to the target groups and EU-citizens in order to remove the non-technical barriers; 
  • Simplification of administrative procedures; 

Decrease financial risks of investors to stimulate the market implementation; 

Remove associated non-technical problems like the negative public perception of bio-energy; 

Benchmarking legal frame of plant permission & operation, and best practices; 

Propose changes to (and one common) EU-legislation in favour of biomass gasification, in particularly regarding emissions, different from for instance the waste incineration directive ;

Create a framework for the further development of the guideline to an international accepted standard, which can be used for commissioning/guarantee/acceptance testing and certification.

This proposed action is in line with the objectives of the IEE program because the action addresses the awareness and attitudes of the target groups and because the action is aimed at developing and promoting legal and institutional changes. Moreover, the information collected will be effectively disseminated within existing Networks with promotional tools.