Intertek supports manufacturers and end-users of solid and bio-based fuels in verifying chemical composition, trade quality, and regulatory compliance.
From fossil-based fuels to renewable energy sources, our testing and analytical expertise helps businesses gain a competitive edge in the marketplace.
Our solid fuel quality testing services cover a wide range of materials, including wood fuels (pellets, chips, briquettes), various biomass types, coal (e.g. charcoal), petroleum coke, and other solid fuels.
Our laboratory capabilities include, among others:
- Moisture and ash content
- Gross and net calorific value (heating value)
- CHNSO elemental analysis (carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur, oxygen)
- Ash fusion behaviour
- EOX (extractable organic halogens) content
- Trace element analysis (toxic metals such as arsenic, cadmium, mercury, lead, chromium, copper, zinc; and additional components such as chlorine, sodium, potassium, etc.)
- Bulk and raw density
- Sieve analysis, fines content
- Diameter and length measurements
- Mechanical durability
- Hardgrove Grindability Index (HGI)
- Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG/CNG)
- Liquefied natural gas (LNG)
- Biomass fuel testing
- Motorsport fuel testing (FIM, FIA certified)
- Specialised liquid fuels
Intertek’s global laboratory network delivers reliable results with precision and speed, supporting your compliance, quality assurance, and innovation goals across diverse fuel markets.
