QUOVADIS

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QUOVADIS

• Quality Management Organisation, Validation of
  standards, Developments and Inquiries for SRF
• Giovanni Ciceri CESI Ricerca Coordinator
• Project supported by the Intelligent Energy -
  Europe Programme
• of the European Community

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Contest
Project number DG TREND-EIE-2003-031 GRANT -
Agreement EIE/031/S07.38597 Co-ordination CE
SI Ricerca Spa (Italy) Number of
participant 15 Represented EU Countries 8EC
(DG-JRC) Budget 2.104.000 Euro European
Commission Funds 1.052.000 EURO Duration 3
years (2005-2007)
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Aim
Directive 2001/77/EC includes in its scope the
production of electricity from biomass, being
defined as the biodegradable fraction of
products, waste and residues from agriculture,
forestry and related industries, as well as the
biodegradable fraction of industrial and
municipal waste. In this context the EC gave a
mandate (M325) to CEN to develop and validate
Technical Specification (TS) concerning SRF for
energy recovery and to transform these TS into
European Standards. To meet these requests, the
consortium proposes a holistic validation
programme covering quality management and the
validation exercises for the pre-standards of CEN
TC 343.
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Aim
QUOVADIS focuses on the organisation and
evaluation of the validation for sampling, sample
pre-treatment, and measurement Technical
Specification (TS) provided by CEN/TC 343 Solid
Recovered Fuels. The work will include also a
validation of TS for Quality Management and for a
SRF classification system. The endorsement of the
new standards in the new Member States it is also
considered.
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PROJECT STRUCTURE
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Participants
1 CESI Ricerca (IT) - COORDINATOR 2 CTI
Comitato Termotecnico Italiano (IT) 3 JRC -
European Commission - DG Joint Research Centre
(EC) 4 TAUW - BW (NL) 5 IVD - Institut fuer
Verfahrenstechnik und Dampfkesselwesen (DE) 6
INFA - Institute for Waste, Waste Water and
Infrastructure-Management (DE) 7 ENEL - Enel
Produzione SpA (IT) 8 CREED - Centre de Recherche
pour l'Environnement, l'Énergie et le Déchet
(FR) 9 GREEN - Green Land Reclamation Ltd (UK) 10
SCOR - GEOCYCLE (BE) 11 STRAT - Stratene E u.r.l.
(FR) 12 VTT - VTT - Technical Research centre of
Finland (FI) 13 REMONDIS - Remindis (DE) 14 SLU -
Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet (SE) 15 CNR -
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto di
Ricerche sulla Combustione (IRC) (IT)
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Expected Results
Full documentation (including Round Robins and
ruggedness) on validated TS for 19 TS for
chemical, physical, biological, and sampling to
be submitted to CEN so as to cover sampling,
(sampling and sample reduction preparation of
test-portion) A validated classification system
for SRF Documentation on the application of QM to
selected plants, including cost/benefit analysis
(CBA) A comprehensive database on SRF in Europe,
based on the classification system necessary for
the validation of the TS Further details on
http//quovadis.cesi.it
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Work Packages
WP 1 Co-ordination and Management (CESI) WP 2
A holistic approach for quality management and
classification (CTI) WP 3 Organisation of
validation exercises (JRC) WP 4
Sampling(TAUW) WP 5 Physical parameters
(IVD) WP 6 Chemical parameters (CESI) WP 7
Biological parameters (INFA) WP 8 Data
collection (CESI in co-operation with IEN
Institute of Power Engineering - Poland) WP 9
Dissemination (CESI)
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Work Packages 1 Co-ordination and Management

• To manage the project from a technical and
  financial point of view
• To co-ordinate all the action to within the
  project
• To manage and solve any request from the
  Commission
• To report on the progress of the Project to the
  Commission, CEN/TC 343 and to a Steering
  Committee (SC)

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Work Packages 2 Quality management and
classification

• To develop an European database on quality of
  SRF according to the classification system
  introduced by CEN/TC 343 WG2 (Specification and
  Classification)
• To develop QM guidelines and model manuals to
  facilitate the application of the TS on QM in
  plant producing SRF

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Work Packages 3Organisation of validation
exercises

• Identification of representative SRF for the
  production of test materials
• Production and characterisation of test
  materials for validation studies
• Performing ruggedness testing and validation
  exercises according to ISO-Standard 5725 in
  co-operation to WPs 5-7
• Perform a statistical evaluation of validation
  intercomparisons (performance characteristics of
  methods)

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Work Packages 4Sampling

• Drafting of a reference document for the
  validation of sampling
• Validation of the TS for sampling SRF
• Establish the performance of ruggedness test for
  sampling

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Work Packages 5 Physical parameters

• Evaluation of robustness of TS for physical
  properties through ruggedness testing on selected
  reference materials from WP 3
• Support the supervision of the intercalibration
  exercise for the validation of TS for physical
  analysis from CEN TC343 WG4. Identification and
  selection of the laboratory for the
  intercalibration

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Work Packages 6Chemical parameters

• Evaluation of robustness of TS for chemical
  properties through ruggedness testing on selected
  reference materials from WP 3
• Support and supervision of the intercalibration
  exercise for the validation of TS for chemical
  analysis based upon the TS from TC 343 WG5.
  Identification and selection of the participating
  laboratory for the intercalibration
• Validation of sample-reduction procedure from
  laboratory sample to test-portion

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Work Packages 7Biological parameters

• Information on ruggedness of procedures for
  biological parameters (based on the draft
  document CEN/TC 343/WG 3 N 47 "Solid recovered
  fuels Methods for the determination of
  biodegradable/biogenic material")
• Delivery of reference values for the selective
  dissolving method for determining the biomass
  content by using the manual waste sorting method
  (again based on the draft Ts from CEN/TC 343/WG
  3)
• Design of a reference document for determination
  of the biomass/biodegradable fraction in SRF

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Work Packages 8Data collection

• Collecting information on current and expected
  waste-management strategies in NMS and analysing
  how the new standards for SRF can maximise the
  use of SRF
• Gathering and updating information about current
  practices in waste-management in NMS
• Identifying waste-streams that are relevant for
  SRF-production in NMS and how they can influence
  the perspective of the-production and use in the
  enlarged EU
• foster the application of the new standards in NMS

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Work Packages 9 Dissemination

• Avoid the divorce between the requested and
  delivered information on the TS validation
  process.
• Define a strategy for an efficient communication
  of the gathered WP results.
• Ensure proper dissemination of the information
  gathered to all of the Projects stakeholders.

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STANDARD UNDER VALIDATION(1)

• CEN/TC 343/WG 1 Terminology and Quality
  Management
• Quality management systems Particular
  requirements for their application to the
  production of solid recovered fuels
• CEN/TC 343/WG 2 Fuel specifications and classes
• Fuel specifications and classes (this Technical
  Specification prescribes a classification system
  for SRF and a template for the specifications of
  SRF properties)

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STANDARD UNDER VALIDATION(2)

• CEN/TC 343/WG 3 Sampling, sample reduction and
  supplementary test methods
• Methods of sampling and sample reduction
• Method for the determination of
  biodegradable/biogenic material (this is intended
  as a tool for the practical implementation of the
  RES-E Directive)

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STANDARD UNDER VALIDATION(3)

• CEN/TC 343/WG 4 Physical/Mechanical Tests
• Methods for the determination of calorific values
  
• Methods for the determination of bulk density
• Methods for the determination of moisture content
  
• Methods for the determination of the content of
  volatile matter
• Methods for the determination of ash content
• Methods for the determination of ash melting
  behaviour
• Methods for the determination of particle
  dimensions and particle size distribution
• Methods for the determination of the density of
  pellets and briquettes
• Methods for the determination of the durability
  of pellets and briquettes
• Methods for the determination of bridging
  properties

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STANDARD UNDER VALIDATION(4)

• CEN/TC 343/WG 5 Chemical Tests
• Methods for the determination of carbon (C),
  hydrogen (H) and nitrogen (N) content
• Methods for the determination of sulphur (S),
  chlorine (Cl), bromine (Br) and fluorine (F)
  content
• Methods for the determination of the content of
  major elements (Si, Al, K, Na, Ca, Mg, Fe, P, Ti)
  
• Methods for the determination of the content of
  trace elements (As, Ba, Be, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg,
  Mo, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, V and Zn)
• Methods for the determination of metallic
  aluminium
• Methods for the digestion of material before
  chemical analysis