Miscanthus is een snelgroeiend grassoort dat tot wel 4 meter hoog kan worden. Deze veredelde, niet-invasieve hybride “Miscanthus Athena” neemt grote hoeveelheden CO2 op, zo’n zes keer meer dan een gemiddeld Europees bomenbos. Bovendien vangt het gras ook NOx en fijnstof uit de omgeving af, en werkt het waterzuiverend en bodemverbeterend. Miscanthus zorgt ervoor dat het land ’s winters niet kaal wordt, waardoor de plant beschutting biedt aan dieren.
Fibres consist of cellulose and lignin. These are valuable for the production of many different products. Miscanthus or Elephant Grass is a high-fibre crop with a high yield, good balance and little labour. It also grows on marginal land and contributes to biodiversity. It stores up to about 30 tonnes/ha of CO₂. Stored CO₂ can be sold as carbon credits. You can use Miscanthus as a compensation crop to reduce CO₂ emissions, or even become CO₂ neutral. However, to sell Carbon Credits, it needs to be fixed for a long time, for example in insulation, fibreboard or concrete. This is already currently being produced, and the possibilities seem almost limitless.
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