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Wales Energy Crops Information Centre

Trials and Research

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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