Presentation: Jeanette Whitaker, Harnessing Innovation – the Future of Biomass.

In this presentation given at the Biomass Connect Showcase on 7th November 2024, Jeanette Whitaker (UKCEH) provides an overview of Biomass Connect and the various Biomass Feedstock Innovation projects, showing how their innovations are helping to shape the future of the biomass sector in the UK.

Jeanette Whitaker is a principal scientist in Soil and Land use with 26 years research experience on the impacts of climate change, land-use change and land management on soil biogeochemical cycling.

Her research focuses on bioenergy sustainability and land-based greenhouse gas removals including soil carbon sequestration, bioenergy and biochar. She has held continuous research funding since 2010 from UKRI and UK government and is  Executive Editor of SOIL journal. She is also project lead for Biomass Connect