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Agricultural energy crops

A number of conventional agricultural crops, currently grown in the UK, also offer the potential for use as energy crops.

They can be used either simply as biomass or to provide a specific product for a particular energy application.

These are crops with which farmers are already familiar.

Sugar crops
Starch crops
Oil crops
Both the National Non Food Crop Centre and the Home Grown Cereals Authority provide detailed, up to date information on non food uses of these crop types including their use in the production of liquid biofuels.

Other energy cropsOther energy crops

Oilseed rape