Boghall Farm, Edinburgh (SRUC)
A south easterly facing sloped site of mineral sandy loam, exposed to a westerly wind. Vegetation is historically OSR and S barley. Planting of Miscanthus, willow, poplar and Eucalyptus was undertaken during spring 2023. The plans below show the layout of the trial plots at this demonstrator hub and the updates will keep you informed of their progress and performance throughout the trials.
Sustainable biomass crop establishment and end use options – Cancelled
Sustainable biomass crop establishment and end use options North Wyke Demonstrator Hub, Okehampton, Devon EX20 2QY What3Words: ///producing.dozens.handbag We’re very sorry to report that we have had to cancel week’s […]
AFBI Hillsborough Demo Event Report
Approximately 40 attendees participated in the Biomass Connect Demonstration Day at our Hillsborough Hub Site in Northern Ireland, hosted by the Agri-food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) These represented a diverse group of commercial growers, advisors, and biomass material processors from both the northern and southern regions of the island.
Biomass Connect at the 2023 CONFOR Woodland Show
The 2023 CONFOR Woodland Show brought foresters, woodland managers and tree workers of all kinds together at the Royal Bath and West showground last week. Nicholas Allison from the North Wyke Biomass Connect Hub Site at Rothamsted Research in Devon was there to represent the Biomass Connect team and to spread the word about our hubs and website.
Eucalyptus as a Biomass Crop
A number of Eucalyptus species have been identified as having great potential as a short rotation forestry (SRF) or coppice (SRC) species in the UK. Eucalyptus is suited to short rotation forestry due to its fast growth rate and high biomass yield, which can exceed that of other native species.
Perennial biomass crops are included in the Environmental Land Management (ELM) Scheme.
DEFRA recently published an update on how government will pay for land-based environmental and climate goods and services under its Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes. The update, published last week (26th January 2023) currently applying only to England, specified that perennial biomass crops such as miscanthus, reed canary grass and tree species grown as short-rotation coppice are all included under the ‘permanent crops’ category within the ELM schemes.
Perennial biomass crops, are they the future for energy production?
Author: Kritika Bhardwaj As the world awakens to the reality of climate change, the consequences of global warming become increasingly evident. With devastating hurricanes, floods, droughts, widespread hunger, and insect […]