1. Short Rotation Coppice Willow Salix Viminalis L.

2. Importance of using biomass for energy purposes Willow as an energy and environmental crop Cultivation of SRC Willow Project Selice Index

3. Importance of using biomass for energy purposes Environmentaly friendly Creation of new job opportunities Alternative for unused agricultural soil

4. Willow as an energy and environmental crop Energy crop: –Easy and inexpensive to plant (cuttings) –Extremely rapid growth –Harvested using efficient machinery –Good product on the fuel market Environmental crop: –Use as a bio-filter –Capable of taking up heavy metals (cadmium)

5. Cultivation of SRC Willow 1.Soil preparation before planting (first year) 2.Planting (first year) 3.Treatment after planting (first year) 4.Harvesting during the winter period

6. Preparation of planting material

7. Mechanical planting

8. 1 month after planting

9. 5 month after planting

10. 3-year stems

11. Harvesting

12. 72 ton per hectare

13. Project Selice Area: 5100 m 2 Establishment: May 2006 Cultivars: Tora, Sven, Gudrun, Tordis, Inger Measurements - every two weeks: -stem diameter, -stem height, -number of shoots