A focal point for the community to support ambitious scaling up of the bioenergy industry and scale of planting

Demonstration and knowledge-sharing hubs to showcase best practice and innovations in land-based biomass feedstock production

Robust, independent information on biomass feedstock performance, agronomy, economics and environmental benefits

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Pioneer Winner 2023

Biomass Connect has been named the winner of the prestigious Pioneer Award at the British Renewable Energy Awards.

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Building Resilient Bio-based UK Supply Chains Workshop

Location: York

This one-day workshop, organised by BBIA, HVB, the Biorenewables Development Centre and Biomass Connect, aims to investigate the opportunities and challenges for UK bio-based supply chains to high value chemicals […]

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Royal Forestry Society Visits Biomass Connect Site at AFBI Hillsborough

On June 13th, the Biomass Connect team at AFBI Hillsborough welcomed 23 members of the Royal Forestry Society’s Northern Ireland Division for an engaging site visit and knowledge exchange.

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Growing Eucalyptus in the UK: Adaptation Strategies and Biomass Potential


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Biomass Connect: Biomass Innovation and Information Platform

Biomass is the organic material from living organisms. In the context of Biomass Connect, the term refers to non-food crops where the whole aboveground plant biomass is harvested and used for a range of purposes including heat and electricity, fuel for transport, platform chemicals, and a range of construction, packaging, and cosmetic applications. Biomass crops are fast-growing, with a high potential energy content or calorific value.

Biomass Connect is a demonstration and knowledge-sharing initiative to showcase best practice and innovations in land-based biomass feedstock production. We seek to share knowledge and experiences that can make a significant contribution to agricultural, environmental and bioenergy policy development, practical on-farm advances, and overall growth in the UK’s biomass sector. The project also compares crop/variety performance in regions across the UK and demonstrates innovations which have the potential to maximise their economic and environmental benefits.

Biomass Connect Showcase Event

showcase event

Harnessing Innovation, the Future of Biomass

It was fantastic to see so many of you at the Biomass Connect Showcase event! Thanks to everyone who came, contributed, and made it such a valuable experience.

The event showcased the latest innovations in biomass production and processing emerging from the Biomass Feedstocks Innovation Programme and included presentations and practical workshop sessions from a wide range of speakers from all areas of the biomass industry. The robot was of course a big hit too.

We’re currently going through all of the presentations, audio files, photos and videos from the event and hope to bring you as much of it as we can via the website over the coming weeks.

The full programme and list of speakers are available on the Showcase Event page, we’ll be adding to this with content from the event soon. Stay tuned for updates.

 

Eight demonstration hubs are located across the UK, in Ceredigion, South Ayrshire, Buckinghamshire, Devon, Edinburgh, County Down, Northumberland and Yorkshire.

Biomass Feedstocks Innovation

£32m of funding has enabled 12 organisations, including 7 small and medium-sized enterprises, to deliver commercially viable innovations in biomass production.

Crop information

Biomass crops vary greatly in size and form, ranging from towering 30-meter trees to fast-growing grasses. While they typically demand limited inputs and minimal cultivation, specific requirements vary among different crops, soil types, and climates (the impacts of different soils and regional climate variations is one reason we have our demonstrator hub sites distributed around the UK). Explore the Crop Information section of this website for comprehensive details on biomass crops featured in the Biomass Connect trials, as well as other promising candidates. 

What’s On

Check out our diary of events and demos.

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Jun
This one-day workshop, organised by BBIA, HVB, the Biorenewables Development Centre and Biomass Connect, aims to investigate the opportunities and challenges for UK bio-based supply chains to high value chemicals […]
02
Jul
The Regenerative Agriculture Show and Conference The Groundswell Festival provides a forum for farmers, growers, or anyone interested in food production and the environment to learn about the theory and […]
31
Aug
Industrial crops are utilized for non-food and non-feed applications. These plants provide raw materials and products such as energy, starch, oils, fibers and rubber that are used in different industries. […]
What's On
News
June 18, 2025
Royal Forestry Society Visits Biomass Connect Site at AFBI Hillsborough
On June 13th, the Biomass Connect team at AFBI Hillsborough welcomed 23 members of the Royal Forestry Society’s Northern Ireland Division for an engaging site visit and knowledge exchange.
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Demonstrator Hub Updates
June 11, 2025
Demonstrator Hub Updates – May 2025
With the growing season now in full swing, biomass crops across the UK are showing strong progress — despite being one of the driest and sunniest months of May on record. From willow leafing up and Miscanthus shoots reaching knee-height, to poplars, Eucalypts, and alders putting on good height, activity has been brisk at every Demonstrator Hub.
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News from the Biomass World
June 02, 2025
Future Countryside 2025: A Missed Opportunity — Or a Future Chance to Broaden the Conversation
Future Countryside 2025 provided another valuable platform for addressing the big questions shaping the future of rural land use in the UK. Launched in 2023, this initiative has quickly gathered momentum, uniting 51 organisations around a shared vision for a sustainable, inclusive, and resilient countryside.
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News
May 30, 2025
Biomass in the Spotlight: New Article Series Now Live on Energy Now
A new series of articles exploring the role of biomass crops in sustainable farming and energy production is now available on the Energy Now online platform. The series covers a […]
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