High-quality solid biofuel will be produced in Moldova from now on. The solid biofuel laboratory within the Agrarian University is the first in the Republic of Moldova to receive accreditation for testing physical and chemical parameters of biofuels, it is said in a press release of the Energy and Biomass Project, quoted by IPN.

Certification of quality of biofuels will become mandatory as from March 25, 2017, according to the Law on renewable energy sources. The laboratory received modern equipment in value of €100,000 from the European Union. Now the producers of biofuel will be able to demonstrate the quality of their product.

“The laboratory test results tell us about the quality of biofuel and we, therefore, can determine the appropriate level of quality and the degree of harm it may cause to environment, including to the development of sustainable agriculture,” said Grigore Marian, head of the solid biofuel laboratory.

Today more than 190 kindergartens, schools and community centers in Moldova are using biomass heating systems installed with the support of the Energy and Biomass Project. About 1,000 families heat their dwellings due the Subsidy Program launched by the project. In 2015, the share of renewable energy in energy consumption in Moldova was of 13%, and solid biofuels represented 92% of renewables. The 2020 target for the consumption of renewable energy in Moldova is set at 17% of the gross energy consumption.