Record Attendance at the Energy Crop Exhibition in Bad Füssing

More than 800 interested people visited the live harvest demonstration of poplar and miscanthus

On 8th of March 2014 the traditional energy crop exhibition at the areal of Camping Holmernhof in Bad Füssing (Bavaria) took place. The main organizers Westtech Maschinenbau, Hargassner Heiztechnik, Infocenter Loryhof as well as Camping Holmernhof presented the newest accomplishments of professional energy crop harvesting techniques. Besides the demonstration of Woodcracker harvesters of Westtech, the audience could participate in the round table meeting to consult and discuss with energy crop specialists. Holmernhof host and energy crop cultivator Hans Köck cultivates by now 7 hectare of miscanthus and 28 hectare of poplars and is committed to this renewable energy source: “We focus on developing more regional energy crop fields to become as energy self-sufficient as possible.” Mr. Köck uses the generated biomass from his fields in his own biomass gasification plant, where he produces ecological power and heat.

A detailed report in German in available on the website landwirt.com