Miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus)

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How much energy could you produce?

Variable	Value
How many hectares would you like to plant? (To convert acres to hectares divide by 2.471)
Using the miscanthus yield model, what is a possible fresh weight yield(t/ha) for your site?	Calculate
Assuming 16% moisture this would result in an oven dried yield (odt/ha)of	0

Based on the details you have provided you have provided you could generate 0 GJ in total which would be 0 GJ/ha.

1 hectare of miscanthus based on your yield estimate would be equivelent in energy terms to 0 tonnes of oil. Or 0 tonnes of coal.

This is equivalent in energy terms to 0 tonnes of fuel oil. Or 0 tonnes of coal.

The figures above are for a crop that has been dried. The higher the moisture content of a crop at harvest the lower the energy content. The fresh weight yield requirements in the table below can be altered by entering a mositure content in the box below.

As an example enter a moisture % figure Calculate

The figures below give an estimate of likely crop requirements, much will depend on the actual boiler and fuel type. As the figues below give a general guide they are also relevant for Short Rotation Coppice (SRC).

To run	Oven dried tonnes required	Fresh weight Tonnes required
An 11kW Stove to heat a room or small group of rooms	3	0
A 15 kW domestic heating boiler that could heat an average family home	5	0
A 25 kW domestic heating boiler that could heat an larger family home/farmhouse	8	0
A 70kW boiler system to heat large farmhouse and other buildings	22	0
A 350 kW boiler sufficient to heat an average school	100	0
A 250 kWe Combined heat and power plant providing sufficient electricity for 250 homes	1500	0

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