Factsheet: Austrian standard C 4005 - wood chips & shredder wood

Austrian standard C 4005 - wood chips & shredder wood

Key Information

Country/Region:

European Union›AUSTRIA (ÖSTERREICH)

Description:

EN 14961 is accompanied by the national standard C 4005 for the more practical application. It focuses on wood chips and shredder wood in firing facilities above 500 kW. It provides an easier qualification of woody fuels, less classification and lists of typical values for the ash content etc. On the basis of ÖNORM EN 14961-1, woody forest offcuts are defined as solid fuel originating from "forest and plantation wood as well as freshly-cut wood" sold under the designation "chipped woody offcuts" and "shredder wood". This ÖNORM shall be applied jointly with ÖNORM EN 14961-1.

Goal/Aim:

provide an easier qualification of wooden fuels, less classification and lists of typical values for the ash content etc.

Type (and subtype) :

Sector/Topic targeted:

Status:

In force

Impact on regional bioeconomy objectives

Fostering effective governance and involvement of the society:

Not Relevant

Building a strong research, development and innovation base:

Not Relevant

Enhancing the creation of jobs and ensuring availability of required skills:

Not Relevant

Building competitive biobased industries:

Not Relevant

Creating a reliable and enabling policy setting:

Not Relevant

Address the (multilevel) cooperations needed to start biobased businesses:

Not Relevant

Creating an attractive environment including infrastructure:

Not Relevant

Availability of financial resources:

Not Relevant

Learning from the strategies/actions of other regions, clusters,...:

Not Relevant

Fostering the development of strong biobased markets:

Not Relevant

Contact References

Full name of Instrument & Measure (English):

Austrian standard C 4005 - Wood chips and shredder wood for energy recovery in installations with a nominal heat output of more than 500 kW - Requirements and test methods - National supplement to ÖNORM EN 14961-1 and EN 15234-1

Full name of Instrument & Measure (native language):

ÖNORM C 4005 - Holzhackgut und Schredderholz für die energetische Verwertung in Anlagen mit einer Nenn-Wärmeleistung über 500 kW - Anforderungen und Prüfbestimmungen - Nationale Ergänzung zu ÖNORM EN 14961-1 und ÖNORM EN 15234-1

Links:

https://shop.austrian-standards.at/search/Details.action?dokkey=467631

http://www.bdb.at/Service/NormenDetail?id=467631

https://shop.austrian-standards.at/search/Details.action?dokkey=467631

Responsible Authority:

Austrian Standard Institute

Contact of Responsible Authority:

https://www.austrian-standards.at/en/home/

Completed by:

Austrian Energy Agency

Completed on:

March, 2014

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Year Instrument & Measure Started:

2013

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