E-Learning

This module explores the economic viability and some of the environmental considerations of cultivating biomass crops for energy. It focuses on, land use considerations, financial costs and benefits, biodiversity, carbon […]

Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is a process that produces energy from biomass while capturing and securely storing the resulting carbon emissions. This module explores the principles of […]

In this course, we focus on perennial energy crops. These crops are fast growing woody or herbaceous plants or grasses with high energy content or caloric value. Perennial energy crops […]

Through this course we aim to provide insight into what biomass is, before focusing on how biomass crops can work as an alternative crop choice for renewable and low-carbon energy source. It […]

Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) avoids clearfelling and creates sustainable diverse forests which reduces risks posed by climate change and biotic threats.

Agroforestry is ‘farming with trees’, it includes the integration of trees on farmland and the use of agricultural crops and livestock in woodlands and offers the opportunity for multifunctional land […]