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Renewables

General Information

Clear, concise background information about the role of renewable materials in mitigating climate change

• Cereals and oilseeds for biofuels: Environmental assessment (Booklet, 2008)
• Making sense of biofuels
• Green fuel you can trust - Developing accreditation for biofuel in the UK
• Reducing carbon in a biofuel supply chain - A biodiesel case study 2007
• HGCA industrial uses of cereals and oilseeds

The Carbon Labelling Project

HGCA is a partner in this first European carbon labelling initiative which will help in meeting greenhouse gas reduction and biofuel targets of the European Union, reduce petroleum dependence and help to combat climate change. 

The Carbon Labelling project will implement several labelling initiatives in Europe focussing on transportation products and services with low CO2 emissions. 

The project will promote biodiesel use, fuel efficiency improvements using fuel and lubricant additives and ‘low carbon’ freight services. 

Please click here to download the project flyer Carbon Labeling Project   (177kb)

Current HGCA Research Projects

Biopolymers

• RD-2004-3086 Lightweight eco-composites based on renewable raw materials
• RD-2007-3351  Novel bio-composites based on whole utilisation of wheat straw  (Details will be available shortly)

Biofuels

• RD-2004-2979 Genetic Reduction of Energy use and Emissions of Nitrogen in cereal production GREEN grain
• RD-2007-3357 Understanding and predicting the determination of alcohol yield from wheat (PhD) 
• RD-2006-3314 Maximising bioethanol processing yield of UK wheat: Effects of non starch polysaccharides in grain 
• RD-2004-3116 Breeding oilseed rape with a low requirement for nitrogen fertiliser  
• RD-2007-3348 Triticale - opportunities as a low input cereal for bioethanol production 

Biorefinery

• RD-2005-3176 Adding value to cereal grains through improved utilization of germ and oil fractions for non-food uses  

Biolubricants 

• RD-2004-3039 Improved oilseed rape cultivars for the biolubricant market

Publications

• Funding opportunities for industrial uses   (151kb)

Project Reports

• PR425 Feasibility of co-producing arabinoxylans and ethanol in a wheat biorefinery
• PR424 Potential use of combinable crop biomass as fuel for small heating boilers
• PR417 Optimising nitrogen applications for wheat grown for the biofuels market
• PR435 Part 1 Facilitating carbon (GHG) accreditation schemes for biofuels, feedstock production
• PR435 Part 2 Understanding and managing uncertainties to improve biofuel GHG emissions calculations

Research Reviews

• RR61 Wheat as a feedstock for alcohol production
• RR52 The opportunities for use of esters of rapeseed oil as bio-renewable solvents
• RR54 Review of Environmental impacts of cereal and oilseed rape cropping in the UK and assessment of the potential impacts arising from cultivation for liquid biofuel production (2008)

For more information about industrial uses see the Industrial home page