GRowing Advanced industrial Crops on marginal lands for biorEfineries - GRACE

Donnison, Iain (Project Lead)

Institute of Biological, Environmental, and Rural Sciences

University of Hohenheim
Wageningen University & Research
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
University of Zagreb
Novamont (Italy)
University of Bologna
Ava Biochem BSL AG
Addiplast Group
INA (Croatia)
P and S (Czechia)
Greentech (France)
Piacenza Consorium
University of East Anglia
Ecohemp
Cooperative Association Miscanthus Group UA
Terravesta
Vandinter Semo
Novabiom
Miscanthus F.A.R.M
SPRING- Sustainable Processes and Resources for Innovation and National Growth

Project: Externally funded research

Description

The GRACE project will explore the potential of the non-food industrial crops miscanthus and hemp as a source of biomass for the bio-economy. Both miscanthus and hemp are relatively under-exploited, but offer an interesting business opportunity for farmers and industry. When cultivated on marginal, contaminated or unused/abandoned land, the impacts on food security can be minimized, and the potential introduction of pollutants into the food chain can be prevented.

GRACE will demonstrate and optimise the techno economic viability and environmental sustainability of ten promising miscanthus and hemp biomass-based value chains using marginal, contaminated and unused land at an industry relevant scale.

The aim is to identify hemp varieties suitable for marginal lands and to have commercial miscanthus cultivars available by the end of the project with several proven economically viable end uses creating a market pull for growth in the bio-economy.

Status	Finished
Effective start/end date	01 Jun 2017 → 31 May 2022

Funding

Horizon Discovery (United Kingdom) (H2020-BBI-JTI-2016-745012): £939,261.88

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):

SDG 2 Zero Hunger
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13 Climate Action
SDG 15 Life on Land

Assessment of the radionuclide remediation potential of novel miscanthus hybrids
Jurišić, V., Rašeta, D., Kontek, M., Clifton-Brown, J., Trindade, L. M., Lamy, I., Guerin, A., Kiesel, A., Matin, A., Krička, T. & Petrinec, B., 30 Mar 2024, In: Heliyon. 10, 6, 12 p., e27788.
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Early impacts of marginal land-use transition to Miscanthus on soil quality and soil carbon storage across Europe
Bertola, M., Magenau, E., Martani, E., Kontek, M., Ashman, C., Jurišić, V., Lamy, I., Kam, J., Fornasier, F., McCalmont, J., Trindade, L. M., Amaducci, S., Clifton‐Brown, J., Kiesel, A. & Ferrarini, A., 30 Jun 2024, In: GCB Bioenergy. 16, 6, 19 p., e13145.
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Developing Miscanthus seed plug establishment protocols with mulch film for commercial upscaling
Ashman, C., Awty‐Carroll, D., Mos, M., Kam, J., Guerrini, S., Calder, S. & Clifton‐Brown, J., 15 May 2023, In: GCB Bioenergy. 15, 6, p. 746-764 19 p.
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Multi-environment assessment of a yellow hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) cultivar's eco-physiology and productivity under varying levels of nitrogen fertilisation
Blandinières, H., Croci, M., Impollonia, G., Marcone, A., Gay, A., Winters, A., Palmer, S. & Amaducci, S., 31 May 2023, In: Industrial Crops and Products. 195, 12 p., 116360.
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Novel Miscanthus hybrids: Modelling productivity on marginal land in Europe using dynamics of canopy development determined by light interception
Shepherd, A., Awty‐Carroll, D., Kam, J., Ashman, C., Magenau, E., Martani, E., Kontek, M., Ferrarini, A., Amaducci, S., Davey, C., Jurišić, V., Petrie, G., Al Hassan, M., Lamy, I., Lewandowski, I., de Maupeou, E., McCalmont, J., Trindade, L., van der Cruijsen, K. & van der Pluijm, P. & 6 others, Rowe, R., Lovett, A., Donnison, I., Kiesel, A., Clifton‐Brown, J. & Hastings, A., 30 Apr 2023, In: GCB Bioenergy. 15, 4, p. 444-461 18 p.
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Perennial biomass cropping and use: Shaping the policy ecosystem in European countries
Clifton‐Brown, J., Hastings, A., von Cossel, M., Murphy-Bokern, D., McCalmont, J., Whittaker, J., Alexopoulou, E., Amaducci, S., Andronic, L., Ashman, C., Awty‐Carroll, D., Bhatia, R., Breuer, L., Cosentino, S., Cracroft‐Eley, W., Donnison, I., Elbersen, B., Ferrarini, A., Ford, J. & Greef, J. & 20 others, Ingram, J., Lewandowski, I., Magenau, E., Mos, M., Petrick, M., Pogrzeba, M., Robson, P., Rowe, R. L., Sandu, A., Schwarz, K.-U., Scordia, D., Scurlock, J., Shepherd, A., Thornton, J., Trindade, L. M., Vetter, S., Wagner, M., Wu, P., Yamada, T. & Kiesel, A., 31 May 2023, In: GCB Bioenergy. 15, 5, p. 538-558 21 p.
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Spring emergence and canopy development strategies in miscanthus hybrids in Mediterranean, continental and maritime European climates
Magenau, E., Clifton‐Brown, J., Parry, C., Ashman, C., Awty‐Carroll, D., Ferrarini, A., Kontek, M., Martani, E., Amaducci, S., Davey, C., Dolstra, O., Jurišić, V., Kam, J., Trindade, L. M., Lewandowski, I. & Kiesel, A., 10 Apr 2023, In: GCB Bioenergy. 15, 5, p. 559-574 16 p.
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Yield performance of 14 novel inter- and intra-species Miscanthus hybrids across Europe
Awty-Carroll, D., Magenau, E., Al Hassan, M., Martani, E., Kontek, M., van der Pluijm, P., Ashman, C., de Maupeou, E., McCalmont, J., Petrie, G. J., Davey, C., van der Cruijsen, K., Jurišić, V., Amaducci, S., Lamy, I., Shepherd, A., Kam, J., Hoogendam, A., Croci, M. & Dolstra, O. & 5 others, Ferrarini, A., Lewandowski, I., Trindade, L. M., Kiesel, A. & Clifton-Brown, J., 13 Mar 2023, In: GCB Bioenergy. 15, 4, p. 399-423 25 p.
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Expanding the Miscanthus market in the UK: Growers in profile and experience, benefits and drawbacks of the bioenergy crop
von Hellfeld, R., Hastings, A., Kam, J., Rowe, R., Clifton‐Brown, J., Donnison, I. & Shepherd, A., 30 Nov 2022, In: GCB Bioenergy. 14, 11, p. 1205-1218 14 p.
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Microscale Combustion Calorimetry as a New Method of Composition and Heating Value Determination of Miscanthus: An Early View
Kontek, M., Strojin, S., Clifton Brown, J., Krička, T. & Jurišić, V., 15 Oct 2022, In: Tehnicki Vjesnik. 29, 5, p. 1721-1725 5 p.
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Moisture content estimation and senescence phenotyping of novel Miscanthus hybrids combining UAV-based remote sensing and machine learning
Impollonia, G., Croci, M., Martani, E., Ferrarini, A., Kam, J., Trindade, L. M., Clifton-Brown, J. & Amaducci, S., 01 Jun 2022, In: GCB Bioenergy. 14, 6, p. 639-656 18 p.
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Site impacts nutrient translocation efficiency in intra- and interspecies miscanthus hybrids on marginal lands
Magenau, E., Clifton-Brown, J., Awty-Carroll, D., Ashman, C. R., Ferrarini, A., Kontek, M., Martani, E., Roderick, K., Amaducci, S., Davey, C., Jurišić, V., Kam, J., Trindade, L. M., Lewandowski, I. & Kiesel, A., Dryad, 06 Jul 2022
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.p2ngf1vt5
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Data for: Perennial biomass cropping and use: Shaping the policy ecosystem in European countries
Clifton-Brown, J., Hastings, A., Awty-Carroll, D. & Magenau, E., Dryad, 21 Feb 2023
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.w6m905qtf, https://zenodo.org/record/7662723
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Data for yield performance of fourteen novel inter- and intra-species Miscanthus hybrids across Europe
Awty-Carroll, D., Magenau, E., Al Hassan, M., Martani, E., Kontek, M., Van der pluijm, P., Ashman, C. R., De maupeou, E., McCalmont, J., Petrie, G., Davey, C., Van der cruijsen, K., Jurišić, V., Amaducci, S., Lamy, I., Shepherd, A., Kam, J., Hoogendam, A., Croci, M., Dolstra, O., Ferrarini, A., Lewandowski, I., Trindade, L. M., Kiesel, A. & Clifton-Brown, J., Center for Open Science, 30 Jan 2022
DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/Y795N
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GRowing Advanced industrial Crops on marginal lands for biorEfineries - GRACE

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Assessment of the radionuclide remediation potential of novel miscanthus hybrids

Early impacts of marginal land-use transition to Miscanthus on soil quality and soil carbon storage across Europe

Developing Miscanthus seed plug establishment protocols with mulch film for commercial upscaling

Multi-environment assessment of a yellow hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) cultivar's eco-physiology and productivity under varying levels of nitrogen fertilisation

Novel Miscanthus hybrids: Modelling productivity on marginal land in Europe using dynamics of canopy development determined by light interception

Perennial biomass cropping and use: Shaping the policy ecosystem in European countries

Spring emergence and canopy development strategies in miscanthus hybrids in Mediterranean, continental and maritime European climates

Yield performance of 14 novel inter- and intra-species Miscanthus hybrids across Europe

Expanding the Miscanthus market in the UK: Growers in profile and experience, benefits and drawbacks of the bioenergy crop

Microscale Combustion Calorimetry as a New Method of Composition and Heating Value Determination of Miscanthus: An Early View

Moisture content estimation and senescence phenotyping of novel Miscanthus hybrids combining UAV-based remote sensing and machine learning

Site impacts nutrient translocation efficiency in intra- and interspecies miscanthus hybrids on marginal lands

Data for: Perennial biomass cropping and use: Shaping the policy ecosystem in European countries

Data for yield performance of fourteen novel inter- and intra-species Miscanthus hybrids across Europe

GRowing Advanced industrial Crops on marginal lands for biorEfineries - GRACE

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Funding

UN Sustainable Development Goals

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