Wood Heater Bio-energy Projects

Wood is a source of bioenergy which can potentially be replenished if sourced through sustainable forestry practices.

Wood is used for home heating in many homes in Tasmania and many other parts of Australia. It is usually burnt in wood heaters, (also called woodstoves or wood burners), which are enclosed fireboxes designed to burn wood more efficiently than in an open fire. However, wood heaters emit vastly more air pollution per unit of energy released compared to other types of combustion energy such as diesel engines. This makes them one of the most important contributors to air pollution in Australia, and responsible for hundreds of premature deaths each year.

Much can be done to improve the design standards, policies and regulation of residential wood heaters in Australia to reduce the high health burden associated with this form of heating. Development of a protocol for ultra-low emission burners suitable for Australian wood fuels is at the forefront of the work being done in this Lab.

Our Projects

Developing the Tasmania protocol to define Ultra-low emission burners for hardwood fuel

In Australia and New Zealand (NZ) domestic wood heater emissions contribute to a substantial comm...

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Fire Centre Research Hub, The University of Tasmania
Private Bag 55, Hobart TAS 7001, Australia

Fire.Centre@utas.edu.au

Acknowledgement of Country:

‘The Fire Centre acknowledges the Palawa and Pakana people as the traditional and ongoing custodians of lutruwita (Tasmania), paying respect to their culture and identity which has been bound up with the Land, Sea, Waterways and Sky for generations. The Fire Centre commits to being culturally inclusive and respectful in our relationships”

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