Projects
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| Reference Number | OC9611 | |
| Title | The effects of soil compaction on biomass production in short rotation coppice of willow | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Renewable Energy Sources(Bio-Energy, Applications for heat and electricity) 100%; | |
| Research Types | Applied Research and Development 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | BIOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (Biological Sciences) 100% | |
| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Environmental dimensions) 25%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Policy and regulation) 25%; Other (Energy technology information dissemination) 25%; Not Cross-cutting 25%; |
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Project Contact No email address given Cranfield University |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | DEFRA | |
| Start Date | 01 January 1997 | |
| End Date | 31 March 2001 | |
| Duration | 51 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £342,143 | |
| Industrial Sectors | No relevance to Underpinning Sectors | |
| Region | East of England | |
| Programme | DEFRA Bioenergy | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Project Contact , Cranfield University (100.000%) |
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| Objectives | Objectives not supplied | |
| Abstract | MAFF's policy is to encourage the development of novel crops which have the potential to benefit UK agricultural and manufacturing businesses, the rural economy and the environment. Short-rotation willow coppice is potentially one of the most commercially viable biofuel crops in Britain but the use of heavy harvesting machinery in wet conditions during winter can result in severe soil compaction and rutting. The long term effects of this damage on willow biomass production are not yet known and this research programme aims to: i) determine the effects of compaction on biomass production and harvesting conditions; and ii) propose practical, cost effective solutions for avoiding alleviating compaction. The results will be used to identify soil and climate conditions under which compaction causes economically significant reductions in biomass production and to recommend and widely disseminate appropriate solutions involving alternative harvesting systems of compaction alleviation techniques. | |
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| Added to Database | 22/12/11 | |
