TAEDA Tech Project

Taeda Tech Project – Soilless cultivation for rapid biomass feedstock production is a collaborative demonstration project, led by the University of Surrey, developing a novel aeroponic technology that can rapidly grow superior cuttings for energy crops to help the UK transition to cleaner energy technologies. Our innovation grows short rotation coppice (SRC) cuttings, using only water and nutrients, at a higher yield on a smaller land footprint than traditional field growing. It is this potential that will serve to address the forecasted bottleneck of biomass supply in the UK as we strive towards net zero. Not only this, the innovations and processes developed will open up new crop possibilities for the agricultural and forestry sectors looking to support reforestation and rewilding and enhance breeding programmes.