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Brochure Miscanthus en Low Res

Miscanthus giganteus is a large perennial grass that can be grown as an energy crop. It requires no fertilizer or other inputs after planting. It can yield 15-25 tons per hectare annually for 25 years. The costs to establish and harvest a Miscanthus crop over 25 years are estimated at €3,600 per hectare. At a yield of 450 tons of dry matter per hectare, the cost of the raw Miscanthus material is €7.95 per ton. Miscanthus is an excellent candidate for energy cultivation due to its high yields, low costs, and environmental benefits like carbon sequestration.

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Brochure Miscanthus en Low Res

Miscanthus giganteus is a large perennial grass that can be grown as an energy crop. It requires no fertilizer or other inputs after planting. It can yield 15-25 tons per hectare annually for 25 years. The costs to establish and harvest a Miscanthus crop over 25 years are estimated at €3,600 per hectare. At a yield of 450 tons of dry matter per hectare, the cost of the raw Miscanthus material is €7.95 per ton. Miscanthus is an excellent candidate for energy cultivation due to its high yields, low costs, and environmental benefits like carbon sequestration.

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Miscanthus Giganteus

GENERAL INFORMATION
Culture of Miscanthus is a very ecological and economical: Miscanthus Brichete
• Not required any treatment or care of the land • The costs of setting up a culture are about 2,400€/ha.

• There will be no annual costs for seeds / rhizomes and process- • Production estimated during 25 years is 450t/DM
ing the earth from the second year of the crop (20t/DM/ha/year from the third year; in the first year is not har-
vested, the second year will be about 12t/DM/ha).
• Miscanthus is a large perennial grass with potential for use in
energy production • For 25 years, we have 24 years harvesting costs 24x50=€1,200
Harvesting/Collection (at current prices).
• Non-invasive – planted fields land easily reclaimed for corn/soy bean
• In the second year we can produce 12,5t/DM, in the 3rd to 25th
• High yielding, low/no input year we produce up to 20t/DM/ha: 22x20=440t/DM+12,5t/ DM=
452,5t/DM.
• Excellent for carbon sequestration and soil building
• Investment in Rhizomes and planting costs 2,400€/ha; as
• Yield estimates from 15-25 tons per hectare above, add €1,200 for 24 years harvesting costs.

• Decreasing the carbon emission - potential income generation • Therefore all costs for one hectare are €3,600: €3,600/452,5t/
through green certificates DM=7,95€/t/DM for row material of Miscanthus, if we make bri-
quettes, the cost per tonne is ap-
• Miscanthus grows without fertilizer (during winter all the leaves prox €20. Additional costs include
fall as a natural fertilizer) storage (130kg/mc shredded ma-
terial, 650kg/mc of briquettes), bri-
• The material collected can be stored easily, without the need to dry quetting and distribution market.

• Harvesting is simple with a combine or balers

Caloric Price Measurement Price €/


value kwh EURO Unit kwh
Miscanthus Miscanthus
Miscanthus
4,40 0,0080 kg 0,0018

Briquettes 4,40 0,0300 kg 0,0068


vs Gas 10,60 0,2500 mc 0,0236
Diesel 11,67 1,0000 litru 0,0857
Other Resources Wood
Wood
4,30 0,0500 kg 0,0116

Briquettes 5,30 0,1000 kg 0,0189


METHODS OF USE
As fuel
ideal for use in automated systems for heating

As garden decoration
instead of bark, straw substitute in strawberry crops

Miscanthus can be used instead of


chopped straw and sawdust
for horses and small animals

Miscanthus can be fermented and used as


graded earth for flowers
Is ideal for the manufacture of various
building materials
such as wall paneling, interior and exterior plaster,
tile, insulation boards

“Miscanthus Giganteus is
an excellent candidate for
energy cultivation.”

TECHNICAL INFORMATION
1 liter EL (diesel)................... = 42 Mega joule......................... = 11,67 Kw
1 kg Miscanthus ................... = approx 18 Mega joule............ = 4,4 Kw
approx 2,3 kg Miscanthus 14% humidity ............................... = 1 liter diesel
1 cubic meter of Miscanthus.................................................... = approx 130 kg
1 cubic meter of Miscanthus briquettes ................................. = aprox 650 kg
ARGE Miscanthus Romania
A S S O C I AT I O N T H AT P R O M O T E S M I S C A N T H U S A N D O T H E R E N E R G E T I C C R O P S

Contact: Alexandru Coman


alexandru.coman@miscanthus-romania.com
www.miscanthus-romania.com

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