Table 1 Events related to biomass disasters in recent years.
Time | Category | Location | Description | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | Off-gassing (suffocation) | Switzerland | During the inspection of a wood particles storage room, the wife of a caretaker passed away while in a coma | One person dead |
2013 | Self-heating | Shakopee, USA | There were incidents of explosions at two fuel storage silos of Koda Energy | Equipment damage |
2014 | Dust explosion | St. Augustine, Florida (USA) | An explosion took place during the processing of wood biomass particles at the Indianhead Biomass Services plant | Two workers injured |
2020 | Uncertain cause | Guangdong, China | During the startup process of Unit 2 in a biomass power generation, a deflagration incident took place in the boiler chamber | Equipment damage |
2022 | Self-heating | Hunan, China | A fire incident occurred at a farming company dealing with the production of biomass particles | Factory damage |
