Biomass firing: Danish experiences

Abstract Denmark has a long-standing objective to reduce carbon dioxide emissions through increased use of biomass for power generation. The chosen biomass, straw, posed significant new challenges for materials and combustion technology, and has also required development of supply chain management. An interdisciplinary approach, involving research organisations and companies from several sectors of industry, has been developed to overcome these requirements. Key achievements of this research and development programme and ongoing targets are reviewed.