New Media Resources
Welcome to the Biomass Connect new media resources centre, which will grow to showcase a range of videos and podcasts related to biomass feedstock performance, agronomy, economics and environmental benefits; as well as innovations between policy academia and industry.
Latest Videos
SRC Willow for Riparian Protection to Reduce Nutrient Run-off
Introduction to the AFBI Project using willow strips as biofilters to improve water quality.
barriers for biomass products and end-uses
Added: 17th July 2024 Steve Hunt (Bio Global Industries Ltd.) discusses the barriers for biomass products and end-uses at the Biomass Connect Demonstration Event at the Newcastle Cockle Park Farm Demonstrator Hub.
Integrating biomass crops into current farm practices
Added: 17th July 2024 Yit Arn Teh (Newcastle University) discusses integrating biomass crops into current farm practices at the Biomass Connect Newcastle Demonstration Event.
Latest Podcasts
Reed Canary Grass
This audio file talks you through Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris arundinacea L.) as a biomass crop.
Soil Organic Carbon Audio
This Audio File explores the effect of planting biomass crops on Soil Organic Carbon (SOC).
Biomass Connect on the BBC
BBC Three Counties Radio speak to Steve Hunt, Operations Manager at the BGI Chesham Hub Site and William MacAlpine from Rothamsted Research about the Biomass Connect project.
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Latest Webinars
Webinar 10 – Biomass Crops: Hemp and Poplar
Biomass Crops – some interesting alternatives: Poplar and Hemp This webinar will provides the latest developments in two exciting land use options: Poplar and Hemp. The presentations give a quick-fire […]
Webinar 8 PowerPoint Slides
Webinar 8 contained a number of slides with detailed, complicated information on them and due to time constraints we had to skip over these relatively quickly. A number of people […]
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Webinar 8 – Managing Fuel Storage and Drying
Managing fuel storage and drying to best practice quality standards. Biomass crops produce high yields in a short period of time. However, depending on the crop type and the end […]
Latest E-learning
Continuous Cover Forestry
Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) avoids clearfelling and creates sustainable diverse forests which reduces risks posed by climate change and biotic threats.
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Agroforestry
Agroforestry is ‘farming with trees’, it includes the integration of trees on farmland and the use of agricultural crops and livestock in woodlands and offers the opportunity for multifunctional land […]
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