Incentives, Tools and Platforms towards replacement of old wood-based biomass heating installations

D - New Business Models along the value chain

1) Develop new business models by facilitating business model workshops with the companies 2) Creating a Wood heating business model innovation hub or lab, where start-ups and pioneers and established companies can meet and interact 3) Test the new business models with lead users incl. financial support schemes for the users 4) Enable new business model through a focused communication campaign and consulting by local environmental agencies. 5) Design a financial support instrument linked to these ... more

I - Legislative instruments

What to do since now is : 1) following what operated by Lombardy Region, to block the oldest and most polluting plants, while encouraging renewal; 2) no longer allowing the sale of less efficient and more polluting appliances 3) to support the sales phase with correct information about sizing, installation, proper use, emissions. Consequently, the instruments do adopt are: 1) Legislative instruments, at different levels: municipalities, regions, nation. 2) Information campaigns, provided by Public Administration a ... more

I - BB-Controls at competitive costs

The proposal is to make controls for biomass plants at competitive costs with those relating to gas plants, in a way to be identified. The Public Administration could provide economical incentives to fill the gap among the costs for gas controls and biomass controls. Gas boilers almost don't need a deep chimney sweeping, but biomass ones can't never avoid it. This implies a cost increase. Then, the emission control requires less instruments and shorter time to be implemented for gas plants than biomass ones, wh ... more

I - Towards a virtous path for the BB-Sector

the heart of the problem is to definitively identify the rules for a virtuous path for the sector. Starting from the citizen, they must be able to collect useful and necessary information, starting from legal obligations. More, orienting the choice on the most suitable appliances tailored on the real energy necessities. All these issues with the support of the sales network and installers, to select among professionals, beyond merely commercial suggestions and the use of "do it yourself";or improvised ... more

F- Implement regulations towards more efficient wood heating

F - Improving the proportion of efficient heating in the equipment pool

- EU ban on the sale and import of non-efficient systems: the European Ecodesign directive will ban non-efficient individual appliances by 2022. - Ban on the installation of non-performing systems - Develop heating networks associated with wood-fired boiler rooms: the installation of heating networks in sufficiently dense areas makes it possible to eliminate the non-efficient means of heating present. The installation of the network must be accompanied by an obligati ... more