Short-rotation Willow Biomass Plantations Irrigated and Fertilised with Wastewaters

Foreword

This report summarises findings from a 4-year European research project "Biomass Short-Rotation Willow Coppice Irrigated and Fertilised with Municipal Wastewater" partly financed by the EU FAIR Programme (Project No CT97-3947). The participating partners were as follows:
Svalöf Weibull AB, Sweden, represented by Dr. Stig Larsson (Project Co-ordinator)
Association pour le Développement des Culture Energétiques, France, represented by Mr. Christian Cuingnet/Mr. Pierre Clause
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden, represented by Mr. Ingvar Jakobsson
Queens University, UK (Northern Ireland), represented by Dr. Malcolm Dawson
A & B Backlund ApS, Denmark, represented by Mr. Arne Backlund
Agricultural University of Athens, Greece, represented by Prof. George Mavrogianopoulus

Besides the mentioned participants and representatives above, the project group included:

Dr. Inger Åhman (Svalöf Weibull AB, Sweden), Prof. Kurth Perttu, Dr. Pär Aronsson and Dr. Håkan Rosenqvist (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden), Dr. Fiona Wilson (Queens University, UK), PhD student Drusilla Riddel-Black (Water Research Centre, UK), Prof. Thor Axel Stenström and PhD student Anneli Carlander (Institute of Infectious Disease Control, Sweden), and Mr. Kenth Hasselgren (SWECO VIAK AB, Sweden).

The information and results given in this report are based primarily on annual and final reports on the various activities within the project. To this, all the members of the project group have contributed. Kenth Hasselgren has been responsible for the compilation of the final text.

I am deeply grateful for all the efforts and contributions delivered and would like to thank all members of the group for a fruitful work and a wonderful time together.

Svalöv, Sweden
January 2003

Stig Larsson
Project Co-ordinator

For correspondence:

Stig Larsson, Agrobränsle AB, SE-268 81 Svalöv, Sweden
stig.larsson@agrobransle.se