UK miscanthus leaders Terravesta and the NFU have joined up to provide a day of site tours on the 30th June. The event will include: Scientific tour of experimental field trials of plug-planted and seed-drilled new miscanthus hybrids at Hackthorn (near Lincoln) Farm walk around mature miscanthus fields at Bonby (North Lincolnshire) Optional evening visit to […]
We have just responded to this European Commission consultation which closes on 10th May. Our response can be seen here: EUSurvey – C4E It’s really important that the perennial energy crops sector responds to this consultation to ensure that the Commission understands the many benefits afforded by short rotation coppice (SRC), short rotation forestry (SRF), Miscanthus and other energy […]
Kevin Lindegaard of Crops for Energy who is a board member of the Wood Heat Association (WHA) contributed to the response to the Government’s Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) consultation. The full response can be read here.
The Countryside Stewardship Woodland Creation Grant 2016 is worth up to £6,800 per planted hectare. The grant is competitive and applications need to score sufficient points relating to the schemes priorities on biodiversity, water (quality and flood mitigation) and climate change in order to be successful. Short Rotation Forestry schemes (including Eucalyptus) have been successful in […]
Yesterday saw the launch of the Government’s Renewable Heat Incentive consultation. All the relevant documents are published here. The Wood Heat Association (WHA) has published a blog highlighting that the Government are intending to massively reduce support to the biomass heat sector. The WHA will be holding several members only meetings where the consultation and the […]
Energy crop supplies Crops for Energy can supply various energy crops including Short rotation coppice (SRC) willow and poplar cuttings, miscanthus rhizomes and tree seedlings for broadleaved coppice and short rotation forestry (SRF). We can also source Eucalyptus seedlings for small scale SRF plots. Please contact us for details. No order is too small from a few plants to […]
We are very experienced at producing biomass boiler feasibility studies with around 50 under our belt. Our clients include: Bristol City Council (5 primary schools and 5 elderly peoples’ homes) South Somserset District Council (4 offices and depots) The National Trust (3 large stately homes) We have also helped numerous farmers install boilers on their […]
A new industry reporting scheme is set to allow tens of thousands of tonnes of previously unavailable biomass to be used in Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). accredited projects. Crops for Energy (C4E) and Farm Energy Centre (FEC) have joined forces to operate a new scheme called the Sustainable Fuel Register (SFR). The register will be […]
We’re delighted to announce that this paper co-authored by Dr Paul Adams of the University of Bath’s Mechanical Engineering Dept and Kevin Lindegaard of Crops for Energy has been published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. The paper vigorously analyses some of the key UK bioenergy policies since 1990 to assess why perennial energy crops have […]
The EU funded Rokwood project is drawing to a close on 30th November. The principal aim of the project was to increase the market penetration of woodfuel produced from short rotation plantations (SRP) by encouraging more dialogue between industry participants, researchers, policy makers and business. The UK cluster was represented by Crops for Energy Ltd, […]