Welcome to Energy Crops Consultancy

Energy Crops Consultancy is a UK-based, independent advisory service specialising in perennial energy crops such as SRC Willow and Miscanthus grass. We provide honest and comprehensive information from start to finish – enabling you, the grower, to maximise your land use and income. From site surveys to planting and harvesting of perennial energy crops – specialising in SRC (Short Rotation Coppice) willow wood crops, and Short Rotation Forestry (SRF) such as poplar. Energy crops (especially SRC willow) can offer a multiple of benefits from increasing revenue, minimising workload to creating sustainable rich environments for wildlife.

Energy Crops Consultancy has a wealth of experience, knowledge and expertise to pass on. 

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What are Perennial Energy Crops?

We believe that Perennial Energy Crops are any and all crops that are grown and harvested for the primary function of energy production by combustion, as opposed to food or construction materials.

This means that farmers and landowners alike are able to grow crops to either sell to end markets or use for their own biomass requirements, from small-scale CHP boilers to large-scale heating plants. Find out how to grow your own energy here.

Did you know that just one hectare of SRC willow can provide the equivalent energy of 5,700 litres of fuel oil, with far less of the pollution associated with burning fossil fuels?

There are also many positive environmental benefits to growing Energy Crops, such as Natural Flood Management, local biodiversity improvements, and carbon capture for example. Learn more here.

How can Energy Crops Consultancy help you?

We help growers across the country add value to their land by highlighting and implementing new sustainable income streams with energy crops.

Specialising in all energy crops, including Short Rotation Coppice (SRC) and Short Rotation Forestry (SRF) crops like Willow, Poplar, Eucalyptus and Miscanthus, we understand each of the benefits and preferred growing conditions to be able to advise on the best choice of energy crop for you and your farm, based on your land’s features and soil quality.

We can also help farmers reduce their carbon footprint and reliance on fossil fuels for heat and power, while auditing and advising on their own operation’s environmental impact.

We have the latest news on the soon-to-be-available Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS). Read more about it here and find out what it could mean for you.

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Site Survey

Energy crop suitability: looking, assessing & highlighting where you can best incorporate energy crops into your farmland to enhance your farming mix.

Planting

We can manage the entire planting process or just individual parts. Offering expertise in equipment, seedbed preparation, plant varieties & their specific needs. From delivery to cold storage we ensure you can maximise your yield and income.

End Markets

Providing and highlighting end markets for growers to secure income. The end market could be commercial heat & power, seasonal domestic fuel or major power generation as well as new developing markets.

Harvesting

Harvesting an perennial energy crop is a precise procedure which we can walk you through step by step. It is important to get your harvest right the first time, in order for a high yield and successful crop in the next 2-4 year cycle and over the period of 30+ years.

Research & Development

Proactively running successful industry research and development in partnership with many respected academics and innovators in this field.

Carbon Cycle

Growing Energy Crops is a key part of carbon fixing and carbon cycling.

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What is SRC Willow?

SRC (Short Rotation Coppice) Willow is a Rapid Green Sustainable Biomass for renewable heat and energy production. Rapid green biomass is a crop that is harvested on the 2nd, 3rd or 4th year depending on land type and growth, which through coppicing, regrows independently and very quickly after each harvest. The lifespan of a well-maintained SRC Willow plantation can be more than 30 years!

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