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Under the Clean
Air Act
local authorities may declare the whole or part of the district of the authority to
be a smoke control area. It is an offence to emit smoke from a chimney of a building, from a furnace or
from any fixed boiler if located in a designated smoke control area. It is also an offence to acquire an
"unauthorised fuel" for use within a smoke control area unless it is used in an "exempt" appliance
("exempted" from the controls which generally apply in the smoke control area).
The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has powers under the Act to authorise
smokeless fuels or exempt appliances for use in smoke control areas in England. In Scotland and Wales
this power rests with Ministers in the devolved administrations for those countries. Separate legislation,
the Clean Air (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, applies in Northern Ireland. Therefore it is a requirement
that fuels burnt or obtained for use in smoke control areas have been "authorised" in Regulations and
that appliances used to burn solid fuel in those areas (other than "authorised" fuels) have been exempted
by an Order made and signed by the Secretary of State or Minister in the devolved administrations.
Further information on the requirements of the Clean Air Act can be found here :
http://
smokecontrol.defra.gov.uk/
Your local authority is responsible for implementing the Clean Air Act 1993 including designation and
supervision of smoke control areas and you can contact them for details of Clean Air Act requirements”
THE BIOTEC 25 & 40 BOILERS have been recommended as suitable for use in smoke control areas
when burning Wood pellet with a moisture content of less then 8%
STREBEL recommends pellets
with a diameter of 6 to 8 mm and length of 10 to 30 mm to DIN ENplus A1 as referred
to in EN 14961-2 A1
Current standards and certification should be checked when considering RHI applications.
CLEAN AIR ACT
Wood Pellets
Wood pellets are produced by an increasing number of suppliers in this country, However,
there may be a difference in the size and standard offered by the various suppliers.
STREBEL recommends pellets with a diameter of 6 to 8 mm and length of 10 to 30 mm to
DIN ENplus A1 as referred to in EN 14961-2 A1
