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ABE at the SEE Energy II – Connect & Supply Investment Conference, Serbia
Arundo BioEnergy had the opportunity to present at the SEE Energy II - Connect & Supply international investment conference in Serbia last week, organised by the National Biomass Association 'SERBIO'. The talk was on the...
Green Building Elements from Giant Reed – the Houses of the Future
Today, the environmental impact of buildings needs to be assessed, not only in reference to the energy consumed by their use but also with regards to the materials with which they are made of. The "Sick Building Syndrome" (SBS) is increasing, meaning that major health...
Arundo Donax for Phytoremediation of Metal-Contamined Soils
There is an enourmous amount of metal-contamined, non-ferrous soils all around our globe. The concept of soil pollution has been around for decades, and it became one of our biggest problems next to other vital global issues. It is greatly harmful for the plants...
Bio Clothes: 7 reeds, 1 dress
After World War II., a short film directed by Michelangiolo Antonioni was recorded about Arundo Donax being a possible alternative of wool, cotton or silk as bio clothes. The 10 minute long short film was taken in a comune called Torviscosa in the Trieste plain....
Arundo Agronomy: The Environmental Impacts of Arundo
Out of several various ones, Arundo is the most promising energy plant due to its tolerance to a wide range of environmental stresses, and in addition, it can be cultivated on marginal lands which can not be used for traditional food crops. An open field experiment in...
The Agronomy And Economics of Arundo Donax: the Importance of Energy Crops – PART 2
Arundo donax (or giant reed) is a perennial energy crop with such outstanding qualities which are gaining increasing importance nowadays: low cost production, low input, high yields and fast growth rate, just to mention a few. As global warming brings along...