National Activities - UK ECS - Energy Crops Scheme

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The Energy Crops Scheme (ECS) provides:

• establishment grants for two energy crops, short-rotation coppice (SRC) and miscanthus; and
• aid to help SRC growers set up producer groups - legally established groups of growers who work together to harvest their crops and supply them, after processing and storage if necessary, to one or more energy end-uses. Up to 50% of the costs of setting up a producer group is available (maximum £200,000 per group).

Applicants need to demonstrate that they have or will have an energy end-use for the crops. This could be a biomass power station or a community energy scheme using heat or combined heat and power (CHP) technology. The end-use(s) must be within a reasonable distance of the crops (generally 10 miles for small installations, 25 miles for large installations). Energy crops can also be grown for own use, e.g. to heat a home or business.

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• Defra Crops for Energy Branch UNITED KINGDOM
• Establishment Grants Organic and Energy Crops National Implementation Team / UNITED KINGDOM
• Producer Groups and Bio-energy Infrastructure Scheme DEFRA / UNITED KINGDOM