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SUPERGEN Bioenergy

Supergen Bioenergy is a UK based consortium of academic, research and industrial organisations aimed at advancing and developing the UK bioenergy research and industry sectors.

PROJECT AIMS:

The project will study production and conversion of different types of biomass in a bioenergy and biorefinery context. Systems studies are included to evaluate the wider implications and impacts of various bioenergy chains.

The project is divided into themes:

Resources (sub-theme: Marine Biomass).
Characterisation and Pre-treatment (sub-theme: Nitrogen).
Thermal Conversion.
Power and Heat.
Transport, fuels & biorefinery (sub-theme: Ammonia).
Innovation.
Systems Analysis.
Dissemination.

The involvement of the ISRG in this project is based around provision of an estimate of the wild biomass potential of the UK and Ireland. This will be estimated using a combination of field survey data, literature reviews, and mapping techniques. We will also make an assessment of the potential impacts of harvesting based on the current literature.

PROJECT PARTNERS:

Academic:

Aston University.
Cranfield University.
Forest Research.
Imperial College London.
Institute for Grassland & Environmental Research.
Manchester University, Policy Studies Institute.
Rothamsted Research.
University of Leeds.
University of Sheffield.

Industrial (invited):

Alstom Power UK Ltd.
AMEC.
Bical.
Biffa.
Biomass Engineering.
BP.
Coppice Resources.
E.ON UK plc.
Johnson Matthey.
RWE nPower.
Rural Generation.

Associate Academic:

Irish Seaweed Research Group (formally Irish seaweed Centre).
SAMS (Scottish Association for Marine Science).
University of Oxford.
University of Ulster.

WEBSITE:

www.supergen-bioenergy.net

FUNDED BY:

EPSRC- The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, UK.

DOCUMENT LINKS:

Evaluation of the existing and future biomass potential of the wild kelp resource in the UK and Ireland

CONTACT DETAILS:

Jessica Ratcliff,
Irish Seaweed Research Group,
Ryan Institute,
NUI Galway,
Galway,
Ireland.

Tel: 353 (0)91 49364
j.ratcliff1nuigalway.ie

Irish Seaweed Research Group
Ryan Institute
Environmental, Marine and Energy Research
NUI, Galway. University Road, Galway, Ireland.
Phone: +353(0)91493920 or +353(0)91492377

This page was last updated Thursday, June 09, 2011