Award of Biomass Feedstocks Innovation Programme Phase 2 Demonstration Contracts

Awarded 19 Jun 2022

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Awarded19 Jun 2022
Value£5,955,907.15
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryEnergy & Environment
Ended 1y 7mo ago2y 10mo term
Awarded 19 June 2022Expired 30 Mar 2025

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy awarded a contract to Aberystwyth University, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, and Rothamsted Research Limited for Phase 2 of the SBRI Biomass Feedstocks Innovation Programme, valued at AUD 5,955,907.15.

This demonstration phase, running for just under three years, supports projects that aim to increase sustainable UK biomass production by funding innovative ideas addressing barriers to biomass feedstocks production.

The phase enables suppliers to demonstrate commercially viable innovations across various feedstock types, including miscanthus, short rotation coppice willow, and macroalgae, as well as technology innovations in breeding, planting, cultivating, and harvesting.

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