Growing Innovation
Miscanthus biomass establishment and supply chain specialist
Growing Miscanthus hybrids for a bio-based future.
A natural and carbon negative plant-based innovation for climate change mitigation.
Miscanthus x giganteus is a perennial rhizomatous grass.
As well as providing raw lignocellulosic biomass for sustainable markets, materials and products, it also increases organic matter in soils, stores carbon, enhances biodiversity.
After it is established, this sterile, non-invasive hybrid grows to a height of up to 3.5 meters per season. Miscanthus receives little or no cultivation during its 20+ year lifespan and its root structure stabilises and improves soil quality and slows down flooding, preventing soil and nutrient run-off into watercourses.
In the UK the current primary market is to the electricity sector where it delivers baseload power to the grid from whole Miscanthus bales. Other rapidly emerging sectors include construction products, biofuels, bio-chemicals and degradable replacements for plastics, steel, packaging and many more.
Worlds first commercial Miscanthus x Giganteus Hybrid
Terravesta Athena TM is the first commercially available high performance hybrid, specifically designed to increase yields, and deliver a higher calorific value and lower ash content to end-markets.
High yielding
Vigorous growth
Hardier plants
Harvest 2024 has started.
In some parts of Europe, the weather has improved to the point where it is safe to take machinery into the fields and begin cutting the scenesced Miscanthus crop. This year’s harvest is expected to be above average and certainly much better than last year.
After cutting, the crop will remain in the swath and dry out to a moisture content (MC) of between 10-14%. Right after, the balers are brought in to bale the crop into 8×4×4 or 8×4×3 foot (2.5×1.3×1.2 or 2.5×1.3×0.9 metres) bales averaging 650 kg each.
Interested to plant Miscanthus in 2025?
Join us at one of our 2024 events
The programme features:
- farms walks,
- power station tours,
- guest speakers,
- personalised visits to Miscanthus crops in the area.
The growers and the Terravesta team will be on hand to answer questions.
Norfolk field to Furnace Week / Wed. 15 May & Thu. 16 May
Cereals – The arable event / Tue. 11 – Wed. 12 June
Cotswolds Miscanthus farm walk / Thu. 10 October
Flooding – Miscanthus thrives on waterlogged land.
UK: 2023 ended very wet and 2024 started rainy.
Hear what our grower Bill Lewis has to say.
Ready to improve your farm’s productivity?
Plant Miscanthus rhizomes with Terravesta in the spring of 2024.
Behind this agritech business stands an experienced team.
Meet the farmers growing this novel carbon negative crop.
A long list of contractors delivers the biomass from field to factory.
Quality biomass from dedicated fields.
Supply development and management of the value chain from field to factory.
Grown close to the point of use, Terravesta is your long term source for bespoke Miscanthus biomass.