Woodfuel Standards

Woodfuel Standards

What standards are there?

EN Standards

European Standards (abbreviated EN, from the German name Europäische Norm (European Norm)) are technical standards which have been ratified by one of the three European standards organisations: European Committee for Standardization (CEN), European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC), or European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). All ENs are designed and created by all interested parties through a transparent, open, and consensual process.

ISO Standards

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations

Önorm

An ÖNORM standard is a national standard published by the Austrian Standards Institute.

BS Standards

British Standards (BS) are the standards produced by the BSI Group which is incorporated under a royal charter and which is formally designated as the national standards body (NSB) for the UK.

Current UK Standards

Woodsure has complied the latest UK woodfuel standards below along with links to the BSI Shop where each standards can be purchased.

Specification and Classes – solid biofuels

BS EN ISO 17225-1:2021 – Solid biofuels. Fuel specifications and classes. General requirements
BS EN ISO 17225-2:2021 – Solid biofuels. Fuel specifications and classes. Graded wood pellets
BS EN ISO 17225-3:2021 – Solid biofuels. Fuel specifications and classes. Graded wood briquettes
BS EN ISO 17225-4:2021 – Solid biofuels. Fuel specifications and classes. Graded wood chips
BS EN ISO 17225-5:2021 – Solid biofuels. Fuel specifications and classes. Graded firewood
BS EN ISO 17225-6:2021 –Solid biofuels. Fuel specifications and classes – Graded non-woody pellets
BS EN ISO 17225-9:2021 –Solid biofuels. Fuel specifications and classes – Graded hog fuel and wood chips for industrial use

Quality Assurance – solid biofuels

BS EN 15234-1:2011 – Solid biofuels. Fuel quality assurance. General requirements
BS EN 15234-2:2012 – Solid biofuels. Fuel quality assurance. Wood pellets for non-industrial use
BS EN 15234-3:2012 – Solid biofuels. Fuel quality assurance. Wood briquettes for non-industrial use
BS EN 15234-4:2012 – Solid biofuels. Fuel quality assurance. Wood chips for non-industrial use
BS EN 15234-5:2012 – Solid biofuels. Fuel quality assurance. Firewood for non-industrial use
BS EN 15234-6:2012 – Solid biofuels. Fuel quality assurance. Non-woody pellets for non-industrial use

Want to know more?

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