New Energy Farms products

NEF supply the NEF RP200 developed by WHL Ltd in the UK. This planter is the result of over 7 years experience in commercial mechanised planting of Miscanthus in the UK and Europe. Working demonstration models are available for interested customers to see. This planter is capable of establishing 50 Acres of Miscanthus per day fully automatically. The NEF RP200 planter can either be used to plant bagged rhizome cuttings or as show below in conjunction with NEF supplied lifting equipment to propagate on farm.

Development of new cultivars is essential, to increase yield, expand geographic production areas and facilitate new end uses. It is expected that energy crop improvement programmes will yield significant benefits and also it is essential that NEF provide customers with pipeline of new genetics to continually improve crop production. NEF holds one of the largest germplasm collections of Miscanthus, with an internal breeding program. Our breeding partners include, the University of Illinois and Dr Martin Deuter who has been breeding Miscanthus for almost 20 years. The focus of our efforts is increasing the yield, security of yield and quality of energy crops, covering Miscanthus and other perennial crop species as complimentary energy crops such as Energy Cane and Arundo Donax. We operate trial sites in Canada, the USA and Europe.

NEF also supply equipment to automatically lift rhizome crops, predominantly for Miscanthus. Images show our equipment in operation in North America. Lifting equipment is supplied specific to crop and location needs.

Miscanthus is a perennial grass, identified as one of the leading energy crops. It is suited best to the production of dry biomass feedstock, for power and ethanol end uses. It has a wide production acre across the US, Canada and the EU. It also has strong fiber properties for both product manufacture, paper and bedding applications. Please CONTACT US for an immediate quote.

Arundo Donax (Giant Reed) is a warm season perennial grass crop, suitable for production over a wide area of the US. And EU. It is best suited to the production of a wet feedstock, for conversion into ethanol or biogas for AD conversion. It also has strong fiber properties for both product manufacture and paper pulping.

Energy Cane (Saccharum sponteneum) is effectively sugar cane selected for a higher percentage of fibre than sugar. It is suitable for production in the southern regions of the US and all regions were sugar cane is grown. NEF are working with a wide range of cultivars across this diverse genus. There is a significant program of work with USDA in selecting suitable high biomass clones.  It is best suited to the production of a wet feedstock, for conversion into ethanol.