Sustainable Grasslands for Biological Energy Production

Reference Number

NE/G524436/1

Title

Sustainable Grasslands for Biological Energy Production

Status

Completed

Energy Categories

Renewable Energy Sources(Bio-Energy, Production of transport biofuels (incl. Production from wastes))
Renewable Energy Sources(Bio-Energy, Production of other biomass-derived fuels (incl. Production from wastes))

Research Types

Basic and strategic applied research

Science and Technology Fields

BIOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (Biological Sciences)
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences)

UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation

Not Cross-cutting
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Environmental dimensions)
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Technology acceptance)

Principal Investigator

Dr IS Donnison
IBERS
Aberystwyth University

Award Type

R&D

Funding Source

NERC

Start Date

01 October 2008

End Date

30 September 2012

Duration

48 months

Total Grant Value

£70,590

Industrial Sectors

Transport Systems and Vehicles

Region

Wales

Programme

Investigators

Principal Investigator

Dr IS Donnison, IBERS, Aberystwyth University

Other Investigator

Dr R Dinsdale, School of Applied Sciences, University of Glamorgan

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Objectives

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Abstract

The overall aim is to investigate the potential of UK grassland as a biomass feedstock, including through the use of a new biohydrogen pilot plant, by collecting data to generate a model for biomass production and conversion. This will be used to develop a data set for the life cycle assessment (LCA) of this new bioenergy chain which includes Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data.

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Added to Database

05/09/08