The biomass heating industry is growing at a remarkable rate as a result of the incentives offered through the Government’s Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). In the last year alone there were around 7,000 new non-domestic biomass installations. This is great news for the industry but such a dash for biomass might mean that some projects are […]
You can find out all about the Rokwood project by watching the two videos below. The first provides a general introduction to energy crops grown in short rotation plantations (SRPs) and the second includes interviews with project partners. In the latter you will get to hear partners views on: Why the EU needs SRPs What you […]
SUPERGEN bioenergy hub researchers based at Rothamsted research are holding a demonstration event on Wednesday 4th of February at Sutton Grange Farm. Location: Sutton Grange, Retford, DN22 8SB Date: Wednesday 4th February 2015 This will provide you with an opportunity to see and discuss: Wood chip storage & Drying SRC planting and Management Integration of […]
Kevin Lindegaard of Crops for Energy has thrown his hat into the ring to be nominated onto the board of directors for the Wood Heat Association (WHA). Kevin is hoping to become the non-wood fuel biomass heating member but if elected will bring experience of all forms of woody and non-woody biomass to the WHA. […]
It’s been worth the wait but the SRC willow variety Endurance will be available for planting in the spring of 2015. Over the last decade Endurance has consistently yielded highly in trials in the UK and Ireland and is the only variety that consistently outperforms Tora, the industry standard (Ref: Willow Varietal Identification Guide). Versatility […]
Crops for Energy’s Director Kevin Lindegaard wil be giving a 2 year progress report on the EU funded Rokwood project which deals with woody energy crops grown as short rotation plantations (SRPs). Kevin will focus on the UK perspective and look at project outputs so far, such as: Obstacles and barriers for woody biomass production […]
This workshop is aiming to raise awareness of perennial energy crops amongst major conservation NGOs. During the day there will be an opportunity for some myths to be debunked whilst extending an olive branch so that project developers, farmers and conservation bodies can work together in order to achieve highly sustainable bioenergy projects. Crops for […]
Rokwood is an ambitious 3-year study involving partners from six European countries (Germany, Spain, Ireland, Poland, Sweden and UK) plus the European Biomass Association. It exists to fuel dialogue between biomass research, industry, policy and business in order to fulfil the potential of woody crops like willow as a sustainable energy source. It is researching aspects of […]
Kevin Lindegaard of Crops for Energy Ltd presented his view on the effectiveness of UK energy crops policy at the Energy Crops: How EU Cooperation Can Help Workshop held in Brussels on 19th March 2014. This workshop was organised by Aebiom as part of the LogistEC project they are involved in. Unfortunately, UK policy makers and designers of support schemes have […]
Back in 2011 a review of the potential role of woodlands in improving water quality and alleviating flooding issues was published by Forest Research. It’s called Woodland for Water: Woodland measures for meeting Water Framework Directive objectives This deals with a very broad definition of woodlands and includes short rotation coppice (SRC) and short rotation forestry […]