Biomass Connect Hub Site Updates – July 2023
August 26, 2023
Biomass Connect Hub Site Updates

Biomass Connect has now collated the July 2023 updates from our Hub Sites. The reports this month include an overview of progress to date at each site. The month of […]

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Hub Site Update – AFBI Hillsborough – July 2023
Washed Sida rhizomes prior to sending to AFBI

July 2023 – Hub Site Updates The big breakthrough for the AFBI site in Northern Ireland was finally getting all the phytosanitary certification approved so that the Eucalyptus plug plants […]

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Hub Site Update – Newcastle University Cockle Park Farm – July 2023
Minor pest damage observed on leaves of Black Locust ‘Turbo’

July 2023 – Hub Site Update A front foot approach on the weed management control has been taken across the site. A Micron Herbidome sprayer and Wheeled strimmer are to […]

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Hub Site Update – Rothamsted Research – North Wyke – July 2023
Black Locust ‘Turbo’ establishing well.

July 2023 – Hub Site Updates Sida Rhizomes were sent from RRes Harpenden for planting on 30/06/2023 They were stored in cold storage and planted out at the beginning of […]

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Hub Site Updates – IBERS Aberystwyth – July 2023
Biomass Connect Hub Site Updates

July 2023 – Hub Site Update Like all sites, the month of July has seen much more rainfall after the extreme dry weather that June brought to Mid-Wales. Ongoing weed […]

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Hub Site Update – SRUC Edinburgh – July 2023
SRF Poplar at Boghall growing well

July 2023 – Hub Site Update 10th July 2023: Sida rhizomes were sent from RRes Harpenden to SRUC at the Boghall site. Received the following day. 14th July 2023: Electric […]

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Hub Site Update – NIAB Headley Hall – July 2023
August 25, 2023
The plot that Terravesta planted requires rolling. Hoping to do these once conditions allow, but if too much time goes by won't do so.

July 2023 – Hub Site Update 12th July: Site visit by the Rothamsted Research teams as they were in the area working at another site. Recommended that proper hare electric […]

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Hub Site Update – BGI Chesham – July 2023
Councillors visited and toured the BGI Hub Plantation with a group of 5 other interested parties from ‘Sustainable Chesham’ who are very interested in Biomass for District Heating…. Photo also shows the Sida coming up

July 2023 Staff at the BGI Hub Site have been taking the ‘Connect’ in Biomass Connect seriously during July by hosting a number of visitors and attending local shows. 4th […]

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Biomass Connect Hub Site Updates – June 2023
August 16, 2023
Biomass Connect Hub Site Updates

Biomass Connect has now collated the June 2023 updates from our 8 Hub Sites. The reports this month include an overview of progress to date at each site. The month […]

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Hub Site Update – AFBI Hillsborough – June 2023
Electric fence around SRC Poplar

May & June 2023 – Hub Site Updates 7th – 9th May, Willow variety trial planted Still awaiting word from RRes Harpenden regarding delivery of Eucalyptus plugs and the Sida […]

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