Interested in growing woody energy crops to provide fuel for local heat supply or your own use? Then this free one-day workshop is for you. Location: Kingston Maurward College, Dorchester DT2 8PY Date: Wednesday 6 May 2015 (10 am – 3.30 pm) Lunch provided This free workshop will focus on the use of woody energy […]
Rokwood training workshops Training workshop 1 Location: Kingston Maurward College, Dorchester DT2 8PY Date: Wednesday 6th May 2015 Cost: £FREE including lunch This workshop will focus on the use of woody energy crops grown as short rotation plantations (SRPs) to provide fuel for heating large estates and large off gas properties. There will be presentations by Mike Pearson, […]
This case study provides details of how to properly grow and use short rotation coppice (SRC) woodchip in a medium scale district heating scheme. Gurteen Agricultural College grows 30 hectares of SRC and dries the woodchip produced before it is used to fuel 2 x 300 kilowatt biomass boilers. This project has followed best practice […]
Venue: Brussels (venue to be confirmed) Date: 20-22 October 2015 Deadline for abstracts: 8 May 2015 For more information and booking: Click here This conference will build on the four previous biomass and energy crops conferences hosted by the Association of Applied Biology (AAB) that focussed on developing a greater understanding of the potential of biomass and energy crops. […]
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 […]