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Long-term crop residue application maintains oil palm yield and temporal stability of production
Our latest research paper covers the tropical crop oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) and the use of the crop residues. The primary use of Oil palm is to produce palm oil extracted from the pulp of the fruit and the kernel. This palm oil is used for food and co
Assessing the sensitivity of the UK biomass value chain model to Imports
Dr Zoe M Harris has been employed at Imperial college to work on the UK Biomass Value Chain Model. Here Zoe has given an update on her first couple of months on the project.
PhD student and MAGLUE researcher Amanda Holder discovers how digging holes can help inform policy decisions.
Amanda Holder, a PhD student at Aberystwyth University and part of MAGLUE Work Package 1 provides an update of work carried out so far and how with the interaction of the MAGLUE project field studies can be transformed into policy recommendations.
MAGLUE scientists consider the controversy of wood imports from USA
International report presents status and prospects for renewable energy using wood pellets from the southeastern United States
MAGLUE researchers, Dr Miao Guo and Dr Robert Holland help produce the Bioenergy Graphic Novel within the Supergen Bioenergy Hub
Launched at the Supergen Bioenergy Hub 2017 conference, Miao and Rob of Maglue were both involved in producing the Bioenergy Graphical Novel.
Impact of Maglue research at the Supergen Bioenergy Hub Conference in Manchester
The recent Supergen Bioenergy Hub Conference was attended by most of the Maglue project members. The conference held in Manchester covered the whole bioenergy research remit from cellular biology through conversion technologies to whole system scale under
Dr Jon McCalmont of Maglue becomes co-vice chair of Supergen’s early career researchers network SHARE
At the recent AGM, Dr Jon McCalmont from Aberystwyth University and part of the Maglue team, was appointed chair of Supergen’s early career researchers network.
Dr Miao Guo awarded an EPSRC-funded Research Fellowship
Dr Miao Guo has been awarded an EPSRC-funded Research Fellowship. Dr Guo, previously working on WP4, explains her new fellowship and how her collaborations with the Maglue project will continue.
Where does UK biomass come from? Bioenergy case studies in MAGLUE
MAGLUE is investigating how bioenergy feedstocks are sourced for the UK, and their sustainability considering greenhouse gas balance. These data are urgently needed for UK Life Cycle Analysis and the development of a sustainability framework.
Challenges and Opportunities of Renewable Energy – NERC
On 30th June 2016 Professor Gail Taylor, Dr Jeanette Whitaker and Dr Rob Holland from MAGLUE attended a NERC event at the QEII conference centre in London showcasing NERC Science on renewable energy. Here is an overview of the event.
Our partner, Dr Raphael Slade featured on the The One Show on 14th July 2016
Dr Raphael Slade, lecturer on environmental sustainability at Imperial College featured on The One Show on BBC1 on 14th July 2016. To watch the clip, check out the full article
New PhD available in the laboratory of Gail Taylor at the University of Southampton
Interested in studying bioenergy? Professor Gail Taylor is happy to be advertising a new PhD opportunity in her group on genome editing with poplar. Check out details here.
New PhD opportunities available in Prof. Gail Taylor’s group at the University of Southampton
Interested in studying bioenergy research? Professor Gail Taylor is happy to be advertising a new PhD opportunity in her group on bioenergy with carbon capture and storage. The project will be developing a framework to assess the impacts on UK and global
