Most short rotation coppice (SRC) willow is harvested by modified forage harvesters. However, these might not be available in your locality and are very expensive to transport. It is possible to harvest manually as this video shows.

If you own a wood pellet boiler you are likely to have run into problems this winter finding an adequate supply of wood pellets at a decent price. The reason for this is that the unseasonally warm winter across Europe has restricted timber harvesting. This has had the knock on effect that the residues produced […]

Following the letter printed on the Crops for Energy website last week another group of 13 scientists have also signed an open letter on this subject. The letter is printed below and should be seen as a compliment to the one last week that was signed by 63 academics.  There is heated debate about the […]

Next week there is a crucial vote in the European Parliament on amendments to the Renewable Energy Directive (RED). If the vote goes the wrong way it would have a major impact on the bioenergy industry across the world. I have been commissioned by Drax Power Station to write an opinion piece in support of […]

I’m delighted to be presenting at the Energy Now Expo in February. This annual two day event is the only UK renewable energy event organised exclusively for the agricultural and rural sectors. My talk is titled: Biomass fuel options – making the right choice for your pocket, your boiler and the environment Talk synopsis: Crops for Energy help clients […]

Every month or so there seems to be another “new” article stating that cutting down trees and burning them for bioenergy is bad. The latest instalment of this long running story was in the Guardian yesterday and signed by 15 academics from across Europe. Many people will read this article, look at the roll of […]

The long awaited Irish “RHI” has been formally announced. The Support Scheme for Renewable Heat (SSRH) is designed to financially support the replacement of fossil fuel heating systems with renewable energy for large heat demand non-domestic users. This covers commercial, industrial, agricultural, district heating, public sector and other non-domestic businesses. It is widely hoped that […]

If you want to see an award winning plantation of Eucalyptus grown as Short Rotation Forestry (SRF) then you should head down to Cornwall in January. Bryan Elliott of Eucalyptus Renewables is hosting the event. Location: Treworder Barton PL27 6HX, near Wadebridge in Cornwall Date: 9 January 2018 The plantation consists of around 12 hectares […]

Kevin Lindegaard of C4E co-authored the bioenergy chapter in this updated authoritative Open University text book. The provision of sustainable energy supplies for an expanding and increasingly productive world is one of the major issues facing civilisation today. Renewable Energy examines both the practical and economic potential of the renewable energy sources to meet this challenge. The […]

Changes are afoot with regards using waste wood in RHI accredited biomass boilers. The Environment Agency (EA) has just released a Regulatory Position Statement affecting anyone who produces, transports, stores, processes, trades, uses (including burning it in boiler) or disposes of waste wood. The crucial change for traders and users of waste wood for biomass […]