TSEC-Biosys: A whole systems approach to bioenergy demand and supply
A project funded under the Towards a Sustainable Energy Economy (TSEC) initiative




Links

Please visit the following links for more information.

General TSEC links

  • NERC TSEC - Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) TSEC project homepage.
  • SERC TSEC-Biosys - Sustainable Environment Research Centre (SERC) TSEC-Biosys website.

UK links

  • BBSRC Bioenergy Review - Review of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council's (BBSRC) potential research priorities in the area of bioenergy.
  • BEGIN Project - Biomass for Energy Genetic Improvement Network (BEGIN) website.
  • BERR R&D Programme - Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR), New and Renewables Energy Programme website.
  • Biomass Task Force Report - The 2005 UK Biomass Task Force Report, led by Sir Ben Gill. Includes Government response.
  • Carbon Vision - Website of the EPSRC and Carbon Trust funded Carbon Vision Programme, offering university-based package of research studies exploring UK transition to a low carbon economy.
  • CEH - NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology website.
  • Defra Bioenergy - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) biomass webpages.
  • Environment Agency - Environment Agency biomass webpages.
  • EPOBIO - Realising the Economic Potential of Sustainable Resources - Bioproducts from Non-food Crops (EPOBIO) website.
  • EPSRC - Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) biomass webpages.
  • Forest Research - GB Forest Research SRC yield models webpages; here you can also find general SRC information.
  • ICEPT - Imperial College London Centre for Energy Policy and Technology (ICEPT) website.
  • NFU - National Farmers' Union (NFU) Bioenergy webpage.
  • NNFCC - The National Non-Food Crops Centre (NNFCC) website, a one stop information source for non-food crops.
  • Professor Gail Taylor Lab - Southampton University Plants and Environment Lab website.
  • Rothamsted Research - The UK's largest agricultural research centre website.
  • RELU - Website of the Rural Economy and Land Use (RELU) Consortium, understanding changes in the rural environment and funding research to inform future policy and practice.
  • SERC - Sustainable Environment Research Centre (SERC) website.
  • SUE Waste - EPSRC Sustainable Urban Waste (SUE) website.
  • SUPERGEN - Website of the EPSRC SUPERGEN Biomass and Bioenergy Consortium, which provides a focus for UK biomass and bioenergy activities, uniting key stakeholders and academia through leading edge research in renewable energy. The programme has now moved in its second phase, SUPERGEN II.
  • UKERC - UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) website, which aims to be the UK's pre-eminent centre of research and source of authoritative information and leadership, on sustainable energy systems.

European Links

  • ERA-NET Bioenergy - ERA-NET bioenergy webpages, background information and project descriptions on bioenergy research.
  • Pan-European Bioenergy NoE - Pan-European Bioenergy Network of Excellence (NoE), involving 8 leading bioenergy institutes.
  • POPYOMICS Project - Website of the POPYOMICS Project, using the latest techniques to define genes that determine yield and disease resistance in Populus.
  • ThermalNet - Website of the new European Network for biomass pyrolysis, gasification and combustion.

Global links

  • IEA Bioenergy - Website of the bioenergy branch of the International Energy Association (IEA).
  • IPGC - Website of the International Poplar Genome Consortium (IPGC), creating a genetic resource for the plant science community.

Bottom Spacer ImageBottom Spacer Image
Southampton University LogosValid XHTML 1.0 Transitional
Valid CSS!Copyright © 2006 University of Southampton and TSEC-Biosys consortium