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

British Renewable Energy Awards

Pioneer Winner 2023

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

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

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Biomass Connect Demo – Biomass Crops for Integrated Land Management

Location: Hillsborough, Northern Ireland

Biomass Crops for integrated land management – Demonstration event AFBI Hillsborough, Large Park, Hillsborough, NI, BT26 6DR. 28th September 2023 Come and join Biomass Connect and AFBI for an afternoon learning […]

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Hub Site Update – NIAB Headley Hall – August 2023

August 2023 – Hub Site Update The following is a combination of reports from the hub site manager at Headley Hall and reports from a site visit by the Hub […]

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Willow – Crop Information Factsheet

Willow as a biomass crop - All the information in an easy-to-read Factsheet.

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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.

Biomass Strategy

The latest Biomass Strategy, was published by the Government on 10th August 2023. This strategy presents the role biomass can play in reaching net zero, what Government is doing to enable that objective, and where further action is needed.

Links

Read our Biomass Strategy news item here.

View the Biomass Strategy document from the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero.

 

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.

28
Sep
Biomass Crops for integrated land management – Demonstration event AFBI Hillsborough, Large Park, Hillsborough, NI, BT26 6DR. 28th September 2023 Come and join Biomass Connect and AFBI for an afternoon learning […]
05
Oct
Herefordshire Miscanthus farm walk   Date and time: 5th Oct, 9:30 – 1:30 pm Grower: Jim White Format: Visitors on the day will see a Miscanthus field, hear a short, informal […]
11
Oct
We are delighted and excited to announce 5th European Biomass PowerON 2023 conference with newly researched agenda, trending industry news, excellent speakers & technical insights. The conference will take place […]
What's On

Technical Articles

What we’ve been doing

Hub Site Updates
September 28, 2023
Hub Site Update – NIAB Headley Hall – August 2023
August 2023 – Hub Site Update The following is a combination of reports from the hub site manager at Headley Hall and reports from a site visit by the Hub […]
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News
September 27, 2023
Biomass Connect at the Farming Connect Innovation and Diversification Event
Biomass Connect made a notable appearance at the recent Farming Connect Diversification and Innovation Event, occupying a booth and delivering a presentation on the challenges and opportunities associated with the cultivation of biomass crops. The event, organised by Farming Connect and hosted at the Royal Welsh showground, garnered considerable interest from land managers across Wales.
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News
September 26, 2023
Biomass Connect at the 2023 CONFOR Woodland Show
The 2023 CONFOR Woodland Show brought foresters, woodland managers and tree workers of all kinds together at the Royal Bath and West showground last week. Nicholas Allison from the North Wyke Biomass Connect Hub Site at Rothamsted Research in Devon was there to represent the Biomass Connect team and to spread the word about our hubs and website.
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News
September 20, 2023
North Wyke Demo Event Report
The event attracted a diverse audience of approximately 50 individuals from various sectors of the industry, including farmers, foresters, consultants, and researchers. Throughout the day, lively and constructive discussions laid the groundwork for the biomass industry’s development. Attendees left feeling enthusiastic and well-informed, eager to participate in future events dedicated to advancing the industry.
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