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SRF/SRC at Teagasc

SRF/SRC at Teagasc. John Finnan. SRF/SRC Teagasc. Work on this subject commenced in the early-mid 1970s after the first oil crisis Initial objective was to identify species which could be harvested at regular intervals. SRF/SRC in Teagasc. Species trials on low grade agricultural land

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SRF/SRC at Teagasc

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  1. SRF/SRC at Teagasc John Finnan SRF Meeting Oak Park

  2. SRF/SRC Teagasc • Work on this subject commenced in the early-mid 1970s after the first oil crisis • Initial objective was to identify species which could be harvested at regular intervals SRF Meeting Oak Park

  3. SRF/SRC in Teagasc • Species trials on low grade agricultural land • Species trials on peatland • Agronomy of SRF • SRF Recovery after harvesting • Fuel properties –various SRF species • Storage and Drying of SRF in chip and Whole Stem form SRF Meeting Oak Park

  4. SRF/SRC- Teagasc SRF Meeting Oak Park

  5. SRF/SRC at Teagasc SRF Meeting Oak Park

  6. Land Limitations • Poor Agricultural Land (blanket bogs, gley soils) • Pinus spp proved to be the best performer on these soils • The performance of broadleaved species was unsatisfactory at most sites • Betula survived at many locations but gave an unenonomic yield SRF Meeting Oak Park

  7. Trials on Harvested Peatland • Reasonable yields only obtained where there was at least 0.5m of peat remaining. Very poor yields obtained when plants were sown directly into calcareous marl • Salix and Populus proved to be the most promising species generally although there was considerable variation among species. SRF Meeting Oak Park

  8. Fuel Properties SRF Meeting Oak Park

  9. SRF Drying Chip&Stems SRF Meeting Oak Park

  10. More Recently • Low Cost Willow Chip Drying SRF Meeting Oak Park

  11. Willow Variety Trials SRF Meeting Oak Park

  12. Bioremediation • Measuring nutrient and heavy metal losses to groundwater and surface water • Stimulus funded project just finished • Interreg funded project starting with AFBI SRF Meeting Oak Park

  13. Combustion Studies • With both pelleted material and chipped material SRF Meeting Oak Park

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