Here are some frequently asked questions regarding SRC willow that might help you. Should you want to know more, you are more than welcome to contact us.
Grow your income!
Since 2013 Holmen Iggesund is working together with farmers in northern England and southern Scotland to grow willow as an energy crop. The willow is used as biofuel at the Workington mill. Iggesund offers index-linked long term contracts and help with planting, harvesting and transport to the mill.
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Grow your income with Iggesund
Since 2013 Iggesund Paperboard works closely with landowners and farmers in Cumbria, UK to increase cultivation of energy crops that can be used as biofuel at the Workington mill.
Learn moreWhy plant SRC willow?
New renewable energy targets in Britain and the rest of the EU are leading to an increasing demand for biofuel.
LEARN MORERushlight Bioenergy Award
Local farmers’ ability to sell biomass to Iggesund Paperboard’s paperboard mill at Workington will return over 1.5 million pounds annually to the local agricultural industry.
Learn moreThe sustainability aspect
Biodiversity
Apart from providing farmers with a new income source the willow plantations have also proven to be beneficial to biodiversity.
Read moreFlood reduction
Short rotation willow cropping is not only beneficial as a regular income source for farmers. It will also act as flood control.
Read moreFossil-free energy using biomass
The energy produced by the boiler represents an emissions reduction of 190,000 tonnes per year.
Read moreCase studies
Scroll for inspirational case studies where local farmers give you an insight on SRC Willow and the Grow your income project with Iggesund.
Securing long term sustainability
The simplicity of the SRC willow coppice cropping system attracted Terry Dixon, his wife Eileen and son Thomas, who run Brackenthwaite Farm in Wilton, Egremont, a mixed farm.
Read the full story“A steady and predictable income”
Geoff Wilcox needed sustainability and predictability for the future. With this in mind, he and his father decided to learn more about energy crops. After much research they opted to plant SRC Willow.
Read the full storyA new cash crop
Harvesting SRC willow for green energy is the newest sustainability idea from Richard Carmichael, 30th chief and 26th baron of the ancient Clan Carmichael from Clydesdale, Scotland.
Read the full story“You have to dare to try new things”
“Some of our land has deteriorated over the years due to all the rain in the area. I hope that planting willow will be a way to break that trend,” says Steven Clarke, a farmer who lives in Braithwaite, Keswick in the UK’s biggest national park, the Lake District.
Read the full storyWould you like to find out more?
Get in touch with us for more information about the Grow your income project, biofuel and our production at Workington Mill.