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WPAC Wood Pellet Quality Certification Workshop

Chris Wiberg

Timber Products Inspection/Biomass Energy Lab

Luut Brink

Control Union Canada

March 30, 2017 – Montreal, QB

Wood Pellet Certification Workshop

• Certification as it pertains to product quality (This is not a sustainability workshop)

• Divided into two segments Before lunch – General overview and information

After lunch – in depth description “how to set up the system at the production side”

• Workshop is interactive

Join us in Brussels on the

21st and 22nd of November 2017.

Control Union is a global network of inspection operations and dedicated laboratories.

Our speciality? Independent worldwide cargo surveying and superintendence. Through innovative solutions, specialised services and product knowledge, we offer complete packages for logistics, quality and quantity management. From the country of origin to the final destination and with an open mind towards clients’ demands.

Involved in bulk logistics since 1982 Supply Chain Consultant for Torrified Wood Pellets in NL and USA (2009-2013) Project Manager / Sr Marine and Cargo Surveyor for Control Union Canada (2012-present) ISO 9000 auditor/consultant since 1996 Setting up Commodity Lab Vancouver Inc. (Control Union owned, agri/food laboratory) Involved in Biomass since 1997, since 2009 involved with ENplus and now contact for

CANplus on behalf of WPAC

Luut Brink


Conyers, GA

CANplus/ENplus Testing Laboratory

CANplus/ENplus Inspection Body

PFI Program Accredited Auditing Agency/Testing Laboratory

ISO 17025 Accredited

Chris Wiberg - Background

• Has managed biomass analysis since 1998

• TP/BEL – Lab Director Laboratory Oversight Oversee wood pellet plant inspection

services – CANplus/ENplus/PFI QMS/Lab setup and design

• Member - WPAC, PFI, BTEC, USIPA, HTM

• ISO TC 238 – US TAG since 2008 (HOD since 2008, Chairman since 2015); Member of WG 2, 4, 5, 6 & 7;

Workshop Participant Introductions

Please tell us about yourselves: Name

Company(s)

Key areas of interest

What you would like to learn

Please keep intros to about 1 minute

The World of Solid Biofuel Standards

ASTM

PFI

Standards

Program

Sweden - Svenska

British Biogen

Germany

DIN

ISO/EN

Italy – CTI

European Union – CEN/EN

Austria - Önorm

European Pellet Council – ENplus

CANplus

ISO TC 238 – Solid Biofuels ISO 17225-2 – Wood Pellets (Replaces EN 14961-2)

European National Standards

DIN Certco – DINplus

US EPA’s NSPS • New Source Performance Standard

for “New” Residential Wood Heaters

• Published May 15, 2015

• Old Stoves may be sold until December 31, 2015

• Requires all new residential wood burning appliances to meet certain emission limits

• Appliances are tested using fuel produced under licensing agreement with approved third party programs

• ENplus, CANplus, and PFI programs have been approved by EPA

Overview on ENplus/CANplus scheme

ProductionRaw

material

Storage

Trader 1

Storage

Trader 2Delivery End User

Certification system ENplus

Coordinated by EPC

Based on ISO 17225-2

Important update with Handbook 3.0 (08/14)

For CANplus Handbook 3.0 (05/16)

Covering the entire supply chain

ENplus/CANplus certification guarantees: Pellet quality

Quality of service

Sustainability


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Overview on

ENplus/CANplus

scheme

ENplus is either managed by EPC central office or by National Licensers.

ENplus/CANplus: procedure to get certified

Visit www.pellet.org for Canada or www.enplus-pellets.eu for Europe

Select a certification body Select an inspection body Submit the completed form to WPAC for

Canada (or EPC)

WPAC / EPC Check the documentation

Administrative phase


http://www.pellet.org/

http://www.enplus-pellets.eu/



Plant audit

Inspection body Initial inspection Pellet quality testing Send inspection report to the

Certification body


Last steps

Certification body Check all documentations Deliver conformity report WPAC/EPC Invoice producer



Number of countries having ENplus certified producers

5

ENplus/CANplus: producers, traders, services provider

ENplus producer

ENplus trader

ENplus service provider

PRODUCER

Bulk pellets

Production without delivery Producer certification required

Production & full load delivery to the end-user (>20 t)

Producer certification required

Production & part load delivery to the end-user

Producer & trader certification required

Bagged pellets Producer certification required

ENplus/CANplus: producers, traders, services providers

1 inspection a year Onsite inspection

TRADER

Physical contact to the pellets

(or contracting a service provider)

Bulk pellets delivery to the end-user

(part load & full load delivery)

Trader certification required

Bagged pellets

Trader using his ID number on bags and operating a bagging

station


Trader using his ID number on bags and

not operating a bagging station


Trader not using his ID number on bags

No trader certification required, only on a

voluntary basis

No physical contact to the pellets

(and not contracting a service provider)

No trader certification required, only on a

voluntary basis


SERVICE

PROVIDER

Bagging pelletsService provider certification required if contracting with

more than one company

Transport of bulk pellets

Part-load delivery to the end-user

Service provider certification required if contracting with

more than one company

Full-load delivery to the end-user

No service provider certification required, only

on a voluntary basis

Delivery to a traderNo service provider

certification required, only on a voluntary basis

Storage of bulk pelletsNo service provider

certification required, only on a voluntary basis


initial inspection on-site

year 1 year 3 year 2 year 1

certification period

remote inspection

on-site inspection

remote inspection

Frequency of remote inspections of service providers and traders with physical contact to the pellets:


Bagging station: 1x on-site inspection a year

ENplus/CANplus The Inspector’s Perspective

• Steps to obtaining ENplus/CANplus Certification

• Developing the production facility QMS

• On-Site Labs/Lab Equipment

• The inspection process

ENplus/CANplus Producer Certification: Step 1 - Research

• Consult WPAC or ENplus Websites www.pellet.org

www.enplus-pellets.eu

• Communicate intent as early as possible WPAC – National Licenser

Control Union Canada - Certification Body

Inspection Body

Testing Body

http://www.pellets.org/




ENplus/CANplus Producer Certification: Step 2 – Develop QMS

• Develop a Quality Management System (QMS) based on: Enplus/CANplus Handbook

Version 3

ISO 17225-2 (A1, A2, B)

• Purchase Laboratory Equipment

• Establish Testing Procedures ISO 17225 or Alternative Methods

• Full Implementation of QMS

Management of Raw Materials & Finished

Product Quality

Process Management

On-Site QA/QC Testing

ENplus/CANplus Producer Certification: Step 3 – Application/Review/Licensing

• Submit ENplus/CANplus Application to WPAC/CU

• Contact an ENplus/CANplus Inspection Body Establish a Service Contract – 3 years

• ENplus/CANplus Audit ENplus/CANplus Compliance Review Testing of Material Inspection Packet Submittal

• Correction of Deficiencies • Conformity Report • ENplus/CANplus Licensing Agreement

Laboratory Equipment

• Bulk Density – 5 liter container

• Fines – 3.15 mm round hole sieve

• Length – caliper

• Durability Tester – tumbler or lignotester

• Moisture – drying oven, moisture balance, Humimeter


• Durability – tumbler or lignotester

Tumbler Continental Agra

Tumbler BEA Institut

Ligno-Tester


• Moisture – drying oven, moisture balance, Humimeter

Heratherm Drying Ovens

AND MX-50 Moisture Balance

Arizona Instruments MX-5000

Moisture and Ash Tester

Humimeter


• Balances and Scales

GP-20K Balance 20 kilogram capacity

0.1 g resolution

AND MX-50 Moisture Balance




• Sample Preparation Equipment

Gilson SP-1 Sample Splitter

Plate Mill Grinder

Bench Top Riffle


• Ash Testing



Furnace Method

ENplus/CANplus The Inspection Process

• Administrative Review

• Visual Site Inspection

• Laboratory Review

• Sample Collection

• Summarize Non-Conformances

• Establish Timelines and Next Steps

Regulations applied: ENplus / CANplus Handbook V3.0, ISO 17225-2, DIN EN 17225-2 (version June 2015)

Certification of ENplus / CANplus - Standard

Commonly Missed Items

Be sure to:

Calibrate all measuring equipment

Train your people

Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for conducting lab tests, collecting samples, and retaining reference samples

Documenting change over procedures when producing multiple grades

Documenting non-conformances

Demarcating non-conforming materials areas

Tracking complaints

PFI Standards Program • Very similar to ENplus/CANplus in

regard to QMS components.

• However very different in other ways: Does not cover the entire supply

chain (producer certification only)

References ASTM Standards

Grade Criteria is specific to the US market

• Approved for use within the US EPA’s NSPS.

ENplus/CANplus vs PFI Grade Criteria

Differences in PFI Third Party Oversight

• Audits are conducted on a monthly basis

• 90% conformance criteria in conjunction with a 10%/2% rule.

• On-site labs are optional (to some extent).

• Audit samples are initially collected at a rate of 1 sample per 1,000 tons of production.

• Sample collection frequency may be reduced to 1 sample per 5,000 tons of production based on demonstrated compliance and the use of an on-site lab.

Thank You!! Chris Wiberg


218-428-3583 ([email protected])

Luut Brink Control Union Canada

+1 604 988 8484 ([email protected])

March 30, 2017 – Montreal, QC

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