Report from Stakeholder Workshop on Novel Crops and Forestry Species as Sources of Industrial Biomass

This report is the output of the Supergen Bioenergy Hub Stakeholder Workshop on Novel
Crops and Forestry Species as Sources of Industrial Biomass held on earlier this year at the
Birmingham Institute of Forest Research (BIFoR) facility.

Energy grasses, black locust, eucalyptus, paulownia, cup plant, hemp and sphagnum moss were discussed in detail by workshop participants and feature in the report collated into a comprehensive matrix table of information known about each novel biomass crop.

In total, 27 novel species were identified and considered suitable for deployment in the UK by workshop participants. Participants shared their knowledge on novel crops and forestry species, exploring the most promising novel biomass crops for the UK, as well as identifying the information needed for sustainable, large-scale crop deployment, who the key experts are in the field and research priorities for the future.

Written by Rebecca Rowe from the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology on behalf of the Supergen Bioenergy Hub, the report shows that there is a critical role for UK commercial scale trails, together with the need for independent research and verification. Collaboration between industry, academia and government is crucial to moving forward the pathway for novel crops and forestry species for industrial biomass.

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