by Caroline Kennedy | Jun 19, 2025
Land-based bioenergy systems are increasingly promoted for their potential to support climate change mitigation and energy security. Building on previous productivity and efficiency analyses, this study applies the MiscanFor and SalixFor models to evaluate land use...
by Caroline Kennedy | Apr 25, 2025
High yielding perennial grasses are utilised as biomass for the bioeconomy and to displace fossil fuels. Miscanthus is a perennial grass used as a source of biomass but most of the cultivated crop is limited to a naturally occurring hybrid M. ×...
by Caroline Kennedy | Feb 1, 2025
Upscaling perennial biomass crops (PBC) for bioenergy is a key element of decarbonisation plans in the UK. However uptake of PBC by farmers has been historically poor and the bioenergy industry nascent, reflecting international contexts. This has been problematised...
by Caroline Kennedy | Dec 18, 2024
Miscanthus (Miscanthus × giganteus) and Willow (Salix spp.) are promising bioenergy crops due to their high biomass yields and adaptability to diverse climatic conditions. This study applies the MiscanFor/SalixFor models to assess the sustainability of these crops...
by Helen Bunting | Nov 5, 2024
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methods are increasingly used for policy decision-making in the context of identifying and scaling up sustainable carbon dioxide removal (CDR) interventions. This article critically reviews CDR LCA case-studies through three key lenses...
