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The characteristics of 5 types of bioenergy feedstock crops were measured in relation to growing conditions and methods.

The Characterisation of Feedstocks Project was commissioned by The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) and carried out by Forest Research, and Uniper Technologies Ltd (formerly part of E.ON).

Five crops were considered: Miscanthus, willow short-rotation-coppice (SRC), poplar SRC, poplar short-rotation-forestry (SRF), and conifer SRF.

Eight studies were carried out:
In phase 1 (fieldwork spring to autumn 2015):
1. To examine the impact of climate zone, soil type, harvesting time, and storage on Miscanthus, willow SRC, poplar SRC, poplar SRF and conifer SRF
2. To examine the variation between and within fields of Miscanthus and willow SRC
3. To examine the feedstock characteristics of willow SRC and poplar SRF leaves
4. To examine the feedstock characteristics of Miscanthus before and after pelletising
In phase 2 (fieldwork November 2015 to November 2016):
V1. To examine the impact of harvest time on Miscanthus characteristics
V2. To examine the impact of harvest time on willow characteristics
V3. To examine the impact of varieties on willow characteristics
V4. To examine the impact of storage time on Miscanthus characteristics

The Ecosystem Land Use Modelling and Soil Carbon Flux Trial (ELUM) measured greenhouse gas and soil carbon changes arising as a result of direct land-use change to bioenergy crops.

Ecosystem Land Use Modelling and Soil Carbon Flux Trial (ELUM) was funded and commissioned by the Energy Technologies Institute (the ETI) and carried out by the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH), the University of Aberdeen, the University of Southampton, Forest Research, Aberystwyth University, the University of Edinburgh and the University of York.

The ELUM project aims were to provide greater understanding on the greenhouse gas (GHG) and soil carbon changes arising as a result of direct land-use change (dLUC) to bioenergy crops, with a primary focus on the second-generation bioenergy crops Miscanthus, short rotation coppice (SRC) willow and short rotation forestry (SRF).

Experimental fieldwork on Miscanthus, SRC Willow, and SRF, and adjacent control sites, was conducted at locations across the length and breadth of mainland UK to capture data across both temporal and spatial scales.

Refining Estimates of Land for Biomass (RELB) was a project commissioned and funded by the ETI. As part of the RELB project, the ETI commissioned the project team to complete three case studies of farms growing bioenergy crops. This workbook consists of the data and calculations for the Abbey Farm Miscanthus case study and should be read alongside the other case studies and the rest of the RELB documentation.

Refining Estimates of Land for Biomass (RELB) was a project commissioned and funded by the ETI. As part of the RELB project, the ETI commissioned the project team to complete three case studies of farms growing bioenergy crops. This workbook consists of the data and calculations for the Friars Farm Miscanthus case study and should be read alongside the other case studies and the rest of the RELB documentation.

Refining Estimates of Land for Biomass (RELB) was a project commissioned and funded by the ETI. As part of the RELB project, the ETI commissioned the project team to complete three case studies of farms growing bioenergy crops. This workbook covers the data and calculations for the Brackenthwaite Farm SRC Willow case study.

Refining Estimates of Land for Biomass (RELB) was a project commissioned and funded by the ETI. This workbook includes the data for the charts displayed in Appendix 1 of the report, Job implications of establishing a bioenergy market.

Refining Estimates of Land for Biomass (RELB) was a project commissioned and funded by the ETI. This workbook includes the data for the charts displayed in the main body of the report, Job implications of establishing a bioenergy market.

The data collection form used during the field survey

Results from the field survey carried out to validate the provisional constraint mask developed during the desk study

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