Unlocking a Greener Future: Elephant Grass (Miscanthus giganteus) for CO2 Capture and Biomass
Miscanthus biomass establishment and biomass supply chain development
Welsh diversification scheme pays 40% for Miscanthus establishment
Deadline Jan. 17th 2025
The Agricultural Diversification and Horticulture Scheme offers capital grants to support agricultural diversification and commercial horticulture projects in Wales, including establishing the biomass crop Miscanthus.
- Applications: 4 Nov. 2024 – 17 Jan. 2025
- Grant Range: £ 3,000 – £ 100,000.
- Grant Rate: max. 40% excl. VAT
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What Terravesta does at a glance
Terravesta is full-cycle biomass provider offering planting material (rhizomes), machinery and establishment protocols for successful biomass establishment. For industry Terravesta builds bespoke long term biomass supply chains.
- Develops new high-performance Miscanthus hybrids
- Grows planting material for CVPO registered Miscanthus varieties
- Sells high-performance planting material to farmers
- Provides machinery to farmers to grow biomass
- Builds dedicated biomass supply chains for industrial users
- Buys biomass from farmers
- Sells biomass to industrial users
- Manages logistics of Miscanthus biomass for industrial users
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 and 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.
Shortcut to becoming a Miscanthus expert
Read in one page only all there is to know about Miscanthus and the advantages of growing it.
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Worlds first commercial Miscanthus x Giganteus Hybrid
Terravesta Athena TM is the first commercially available high performance hybrid. It is specifically designed to increase yields, and deliver a higher calorific value and lower ash content to end-markets.
It offers up to 50% higher yields and brings forward the first commercial harvest by one year to the second year after planting.
High yielding
Vigorous rhizomes
Hardier plants
2024 Planting update
Rainfall has been very abundant this year and moisture has not been an issue on many European and UK fields. Some areas could have benefited from a little more sun and higher temperatures to further stimulate rhizome growth, but overall conditions have been good.
We will be visiting our new growers in the coming days and weeks to check on their establishment success. Measurements this year so far show that the average establishment for the Athena (TM) genotype of Miscanthus (number of rhizomes emerged to number of rhizomes planted) is 86.2% and in many cases higher. Weed control is now essential to keep up the good work.
Latest news from the world of Miscanthus
- Welsh Diversification Scheme offers 40% funding for Miscanthus establishment – apply by 17 January 2025
Farmers in Wales looking to diversify their operations can now benefit from the Agricultural Diversification and Horticulture Scheme, which provides capital grants for agricultural diversification and commercial horticulture projects. This includes financial support for establishing Miscanthus, a sustainable, low-maintenance biomass crop. Key details about the scheme include: Why Miscanthus? Miscanthus… Read More »Welsh Diversification Scheme offers 40% funding for Miscanthus establishment – apply by 17 January 2025 - South-East Miscanthus bedding market expands -regional growers wanted near Essex
A new opportunity has opened for farmers in the south-east to supply Miscanthus, a highly sought-after material in the animal bedding market, particularly for the equine industry. This expansion is driven by the growing demand from Biosorb, a family-run business led by third-generation farmer and entrepreneur James Martin, based in… Read More »South-East Miscanthus bedding market expands -regional growers wanted near Essex - Elefantgræs’ potentiale for kulstoflagring
Elefantgræs kulstof Terravesta Athena™ elefantgræs (Miscanthus) biomasse er kulstofneutral i balleform ved fabriksporten, idet alle tidligere produktions- og logistikudledninger er indregnet i netto-kulstofoptagelsen i jorden. Elefantgræs har potentialet til at opfange netto 2,35 tons CO2e pr. år i jorden, hvor mængden er proportional med biomasseudbyttet, men ekskluderer selve biomassen. I… Read More »Elefantgræs’ potentiale for kulstoflagring - Elefantgræs: Afgrøden til at fremtidssikre din bedrift
Jacob Eskelund Nielsen fra Fyn har plantet i alt 16 hektar elefantgræs på mindre produktive marker i et dristigt skridt for at fremtidssikre sin bedrift i årene fremover. ”Elefantgræs er en flerårig afgrøde, der plantes én gang, og når den er etableret (to år efter plantning), kan du høste den… Read More »Elefantgræs: Afgrøden til at fremtidssikre din bedrift
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.
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