Trials and Research

Slideshow of images for Wales Energy Crops Information Centre

Reports

There are also a number of excellent online resources from which full reports can be downloaded. Examples include The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Royal Commission on Environmental pollution. In addition to these Universities and organisations such as the Welsh Biomass Centre and IGER have details of publications on their websites. Details of ADAS reports can be viewed in the companies renewable energy capability statement .

If you have reports that you would like to link to from this website contact CALU on 01248 680450

Current work

There is a large programme of projects and research work currently being carried out on energy crops and biomass in Wales. Some examples of which are listed below. If you would like your details to be included, please contact CALU on 01248 680450.

Research body	Project
Dulas	Bio-energy at South Caernafon Creameries: A feasibility study
Dulas	Llandyssul Feasibility Study
IGER	The genetic improvement of Miscanthus for biomass
IGER	The development of sustainable heat and power fuelled by biomass from short rotation coppice in Wales
IGER	Energy crops in the Atlantic space: Possibilities for large-scale implementation (ECAS)
IGER	SUPERGEN, Biomass, biofuels and energy crops consortium
IGER/Greenfinch	Ryegrass as an energy crop
Large Collaboration of Welsh Businesses	Willow for Wales
Pembrokeshire Bioenergy	DEFRA funded project to develop and market carbon neutral crops