Leaven promotes sustainable bio-energy

The UK’s Bio-energy Strategy envisages ‘sustainably-sourced bioenergy’ could contribute 8-11% of the UK’s total primary energy demand by 2020.
So Leaven and Red Landscape Design, one of the UK’s best and most exciting landscape design agencies, are promoting sustainably-sourced bio-energy. We’re starting with ‘short rotation coppice’.

Short rotation coppice – a rough guide

Short rotation coppice uses fast-growing UK native trees, such as willow, and harvests them every 3 years. They love the attention and just keep growing!

Advantages of short rotation coppice:

• provides a significant amount of heat energy
• grows on poor land – doesn’t compete with food crops
• grows fast – harvested every 3 years
• is a native species – good for bio-diversity
• absorbs CO₂ from the air – helps reduce global warming
• enables people to make a profit from waste ground (eg councils)

Short rotation coppice will be a vital part of the UK’s future energy and is a great opportunity for community business.

Services to councils and other landowners

Leaven and Red Landscape Design are delighted to assist councils and land-owners consider how short rotation coppice may be a great way to use their low-grade land and help secure the UK’s energy future.

To find out if we can help you, please contact us.