Energy > Biofuels > Energy Crops

An initial round of work has provided more in-depth knowledge of short-rotation crops (SRC) of poplar and eucalyptus aimed at producing fuelwood or pulpwood for paper or particle-board. Research has focused on elaborating cultivation techniques. The second round of work comes under the programme on combustion of special wastes. It has been concluded that it is technically and economically feasible to substitute milled straw for sawdust in cement kilns, with additional investment on the order of 48%.
Lastly, for energy production, economic modelling of crops to supply a power plant will provide a tool for calculating the feasibility and economic optimisation of this type of project once a favourable buy-back price has been set for green power.

2000
Modelling of cogeneration with biomass production

1996
Biofuel production: comparison of woody filler crops and intercropping
Miscanthus: the new green coal?

1995
SRC eucalyptus: harvest modelling

1994
Research programme on SRC poplar plantations