Articles published

19/08/16 Food and Energy Security

Short rotation plantations policy history in Europe: lessons from the past and recommendations for the future

Review paper that looks at the effect that the energy crops policy measures used in different EU countries have had, and how other external factors have impacted on the development of the industry.

01/03/16 Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews 

A critical appraisal of the effectiveness of UK perennial energy crops policy since 1990

This study by Dr Paul Adams and Kevin Lindegaard rigorously analyses some of the key UK bioenergy policies since 1990 to assess why perennial energy crops have not fulfilled their potential.

01/06/15  Bioenergy Insight

Changes afoot: New energy crops trial could be the finest in Europe

Kevin Lindegaard gives an update on the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) and suggests that using energy crops in a multilfuel boiler such as the Biokompakt range could be the way forward to reduce fuel costs and keep biomass boiler economics attractive.

30/01/14  Biomass Magazine 

Catalyzing Energy Crops

Chris Hanson interviews Kevin Lindegaard about his views on the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) and how this might increase interest in home grown fuel production.

25/01/13  Farmers Guardian

Willow crop works out on arable farm

Kevin Lindegaard provides an expert view on growing SRC for their own heating.

8/06/2013 Farmers’ Weekly

Energy crops need support to fulfill potential

Article summarising Crops for Energy’s Why we need energy crops in the SW report

Summer 2012   Forestry and Energy Review (Ireland) 

Why we need energy crops in the UK

Article summarising the many good reasons for growing energy crops.

June 2012  Crops4Energy Journal

Why we need energy crops in the SW

Evidence based report illustrating how energy crops could provide a key energy resource in the SW of England.

June 2012  Crops4Energy Journal

Why we need energy crops in the South West

Position Paper summarising the main report.

Oct 2011  Forestry & Timber News

A Place for Eucalyptus?

Article providing economic and practical issues of growing eucalyptus as short rotation forestry (SRF).

Sept 2011  Aspects of Applied Biology

Comparative trials of elite Swedish and UK biomass willow varieties 2001-2010

Journal article which summarises 10 years of willow yield trial data from four sites in the UK.

28/08/08  Farmers’ Weekly

Chop energy costs with a biomass boiler

How to grow your own wood fuel for a log or wood chip boiler. Of particular interest to people living in rural properties off the gas grid.

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02/11/07 Farmers’ Weekly

So you want to be a woodfuel supplier?

How farmers can diversify into woodfuel.

26/10/07 Farmers’ Weekly

UK bioenergy map

Market survey of biomass & biofuels projects in UK.

02/02/07 Farmers’ Weekly

Biogas: The Energy of the Future?

Q&A article about on farm anaerobic digestion.

01/12/06 Farmers’ Weekly

Smaller kit cuts costs

Small scale renewable energy options for farms.

31/08/06 Horticulture Week

Biomass for glasshouse owners

Article looking at five glasshouse / plant nurseries using biomass to meet their heating needs.

28/07/06 Farmers’ Weekly

UK bioenergy map

Market survey of energy crop projects in UK.

02/06/06 Farmers’ Weekly

CHP: Could you be a power producer?

Q&A article about on farm biomass combined heat and power (CHP) units.

19/05/06 Farmers’ Weekly

Report leaves farmers at biomass turning point

Critique of the Government response to the Biomass Task Force.

05/05/06 Farmers’ Weekly

Wonder fuels?

Feasibility of grain boilers for heating.

Summer 06 Fields of Energy

Rupert Burr – ten years on in Witshire

Article on one of the early adopters of energy crop growing.

29/04/05 Farmers’ Weekly

Home Grown Heating Alternative

An article focussing on five UK farmers who are growing SRC willows to provide their own heating needs.

19/01/05 The Guardian

The chips are down

Critical article on the energy crops industry.

2001 Aspects of Applied Biology

Comparative trials of elite Swedish and UK biomass willow varieties

Journal article which summarises 10 years of willow yield trial data from four sites in the UK.

2000/01 DTi / ETSU Seminar Series

Willow Breeding Strategies – The Way Forward

Conference paper on breeding and selection strategies.

1997 Aspects of Applied Biology

Breeding willows for biomass

Journal article on the techniques employed in willow breeding