Useful links
Biomass & agriculture
Links to organisations with information on agriculture, forestry and biomass topics
Organisations
Biofertiliser Certification Scheme website
TheBiofertiliser Certification Scheme website provides information and assurance to consumers, farmers, food producers and retailers that biofertiliser is safe and of good quality.Biomass Energy Centre
provide information to anyone with an interest in biomass derived solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and associated conversion technologies.
Blooming Futures
Carry out work to offer a complete solution to the use of locally grown cold pressed Pure Plant Oil (PPO) in both domestic and commercial vehicles.
Country Land and Business Association (CLA)
Organisation safeguarding the interests of those responsible for land, property and business throughout rural England and Wales.
Central Point of Expertise on Timber
This website provides online information and advice on meeting the UK Government’s Timber Procurement Policy.
European Pellet Centre
Covers two projects, Pellets for Europe funded by the EC Altener programme (completed in 2005) and Pellets @ LAS. The overall aim of both projects is to promote the European pellet market.
Forestry Commission
The government department responsible for the protection and expansion of Britain's forests and woodlands
IEA Bioenergy Task 29
An educational website on biomass and bioenergy.
Log Pile project
A project that aims to promote and aid the use of wood as a source of renewable energy and sustainable heating.
National Farmers' Union (NFU)
The NFU believes that agriculture and the land-based renewables have an important role to play in helping to meet climate change and renewable energy targets. It is our aspiration that every farmer should have the opportunity to become a net exporter of low-carbon energy services, alongside the traditional role of agriculture in food production.
Information centres and resources, projects and programmesNational Non-Food Crop Centre
The NNFCC’s purpose is to provide a single, independent and authoritative source of information on the use and implementation of non-food crop products and technologies in the United Kingdom.
Pellet Base
PelletBase is a free directory of biomass users and consumers.
The Biomass Pyrolysis Network (PyNe)
A global network of researchers and developers of fast pyrolysis, established to discuss and exchange information on scientific and technological developments on pyrolysis and related technologies for the production of liquid fuels, electricity and chemicals
Wood Energy Scotland
This website provides the basic information you need to use woodfuel, from heating your home to developing a large-scale energy plant.
Woodfuel East
A regional initiative for woodfuel in the East of England to help woodland owners, woodland managers, agents and consultants, contractors, boiler installers and woodfuel users.
Information on the initiative's aims and objectives, partner organisations, funding sources and geographical focus.