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

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

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

Building a UK wide, cohesive, regionally based community to develop and operate the platform

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Multifunctional Landscapes Report

24 March 2023

A new policy report titled “Multifunctional Landscapes: Optimising the benefits of nature for society” by The Royal Society has highlighted the importance of creating landscapes that provide multiple benefits to society.

Biomass Connect: Biomass Innovation and Information Platform – Multi-site Feedstocks Demonstrator

The Biomass Innovation and Information Platform is a demonstration and knowledge sharing initiative to showcase best practice and innovations in land-based biomass feedstock production.

Biomass crops are non-food plants cultivated for the purposes of energy production. Sometimes referred to as energy crops, they have a high potential energy content or calorific value. The project compares how well different crops and varieties grow in regions across the UK and demonstrates innovations which have the potential to maximise their economic and environmental benefits.

Eight demonstration sites are located across the UK, in Ceredigion, South Ayrshire, Buckinghamshire, Devon, Edinburgh, County Down, Tyne & Wear 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 are typically herbaceous or woody plants with very high growth rates, limited requirements for nutrient input or heavily managed cultivation, with a high potential energy content or calorific value.

What’s On

Check out our diary of events and demos.

18
Apr
Argus brings back one of the largest global biomass events with the 13th annual Argus Biomass Conference 2023, taking place on 18-20 April at the prestigious Queen Elizabeth II Centre in the […]
10
May
The meeting place for the renewable and low carbon energy community All-Energy takes pride in being the UK’s largest low carbon energy and full supply chain renewables event; while the […]
10
May
This year Northern Ireland’s largest agri-food event returns to its usual date in May and it once again promises to be four fun-filled days out for the entire family.Taking place […]
What's On
News
March 29, 2023
Photos and Videos from the BGI Demo Event
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News
March 28, 2023
Bio Global Industries Hosts Successful Biomass Industry Event
Bio Global Industries (BGI) hosted an informative and exciting event for over 80 stakeholders from the biomass industry. The event featured a variety of activities, including talks, crop tours, and live demonstrations of biomass material processing.
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News from the Biomass World
March 24, 2023
Multifunctional Landscapes Report
A new policy report titled “Multifunctional Landscapes: Optimising the benefits of nature for society” by The Royal Society has highlighted the importance of creating landscapes that provide multiple benefits to […]
Read more
News
March 23, 2023
Growers Wanted for Defra Miscanthus Biodiversity Study
The UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH) and Fera are looking for Miscanthus growers who are willing to take part in a Defra Biodiversity project. Defra wants to see […]
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