EU certification requirements pose major challenges for operators of biomass heating plants and forestry operations

2023-09-25 17:00:14
In addition to photovoltaic, wind and hydroelectric power plants, energy production from biomass plays a crucial role in Austria on the path to a renewable and independent energy future. Since biomass is also imported into Europe and not all member states have as strict forestry laws as Austria, the European Union provided evidence for forest biomass in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (RED II). on sustainable forestry is mandatory. In the future, this will require the certification of all forest biomass that is used as an energy source in larger heating plants. A corresponding transition period in national legislation expires at the end of the year. The problem is that there is currently no system for administrative processing and a sufficient range of certification bodies in Austria.
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