# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2119 of 20 November 2015 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, for the production of wood-based panels (notified under document C(2015) 8062) (Text with EEA relevance), Division BAT 7: In order to increase the energy efficiency, BAT is to optimise the operation of the combustion plant by monitoring and controlling key combustion parameters (e.g. O2, CO, NOx) and applying one or a combination of the techniques given below.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Technique
Applicability
a
Dewater wood sludge before it is used as a fuel
Generally applicable
b
Recover heat from hot waste gases in wet abatement systems using a heat exchanger
Applicable to plants with a wet abatement system and when the recovered energy can be used
c
Recirculate hot waste gases from different processes to the combustion plant or to preheat hot gases for the dryer
Applicability may be restricted for indirectly heated dryers, fibre dryers or where the combustion plant configuration does not allow controlled air addition

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/2119/annex/division/3/division/1.1/division/1.1.5/division/bat+7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-2119/annex/division-3/division-1.1/division-1.1.5/division-bat+7
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