Giant Miscanthus — Professional Producer

Giant
Miscanthus
Professional
Producer

The Solution for
Rising carbon costs.
Volatile feedstock.
Regulatory pressure.

Miscanthus × Giganteus
Illinois clone · key metrics
Dry feedstock annually
18–24 t/ha
Closed carbon cycle
0 net CO₂
From a single planting
20+ years
Energy density, dry
17–18 MJ/kg

Zelena Biomasna Energija d.o.o.

EU Professional Operator · EUPO HR-4141
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Market reality

European industry's access to viable feedstock is tightening

Regulations are tightening. Imports are a risk. Most producers still have no domestic alternative to gas and coal for industrial heat.

Giant miscanthus field Miscanthus field from the air Giant miscanthus harvesting Giant miscanthus plantation Miscanthus stand in winter Miscanthus against blue sky
Carbon

Greenhouse gas emissions now come at a cost.

EU ETS allowances are above €50 per tonne and still rising. CBAM already applies to cement, steel, glass, and fertilisers. Chemicals will be included soon.

Supply

Feedstock is becoming less predictable.

Gas prices can change by 30 to 60 per cent each year. Wood pellets are in short supply and prices are at record highs. Without your own source, it is hard to predict costs.

Scale

Other alternatives do not scale well.

Solar and wind provide electricity, but not heat. The market needs a non-wood feedstock that can be grown locally, every year, and at an industrial scale.

Deadlines

The deadlines are already set.

RED III, CBAM, CSRD, and ESG audits mean the time for voluntary transition is running out. Those who wait will face penalties.

One crop, the answer to all four

Giant miscanthus, Miscanthus × Giganteus

Miscanthus × Giganteus is a sterile C4 hybrid. It does not produce viable seeds, so it never spreads or becomes invasive. Its C4 photosynthesis helps it fix carbon and use water much more efficiently than regular crops. This allows it to grow 3 to 4 metres each season with minimal inputs. One planting provides a stable feedstock for over 20 years.

What is miscanthus
How it compares

No other biomass crop comes close

Indicative annual dry-matter yield against the main alternatives, delivered on a fraction of the land, water and inputs, year after year.

Dry yield · t / ha · year
Giant Miscanthus 18–24
Maize (silage) ~16
Willow (SRC) ~11
Switchgrass ~10
Forestry wood ~6

What we supply

We supply the market's best planting material: the traceable rhizomes of Giant Miscanthus Illinois clone, with high viability, yield, and proven genetic origin and generation.

This is not just marketing. You can view the full specifications, yields, and certificates on the Buy rhizomes page.

Core product

Buy rhizomes

Illinois clone from our own plantations: G1 vs G2, pricing, certificates and the full order process.

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Who we are

Pioneers.
Growers.
Strategic partners.

We are open to new projects, research and development, and helping you solve your most complex challenges. If you would like to meet our miscanthus team in person, you are always welcome to visit us in Croatia or Slovenia.

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Pioneers

We registered the Illinois clone and were the first to bring it into cultivation across Croatia and Ukraine, building the genetic foundation the whole supply chain now relies on.

Since 2012 Illinois clone DUS-tested
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Rights holders

We are the official and sole rights holders of the clone Illinois variety in Ukraine. The variety is entered in the State Register, approved for commercial cultivation at scale and protected by the corresponding rights — and additionally holds EU-wide protection from the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO). That makes us the exclusive, sole official supplier and a dependable source of clone Illinois planting material for Ukraine and Eastern Europe.

CPVO · EU & Ukraine Grant No. 230324 Application 22553001 Registered
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Growers

We annually produce sufficient traceable planting material to establish more than 1,000 ha, sourced from our own mother-crop plantations and fully traceable back to the parent disease-free in vitro plant, the specific field, and the harvesting date.

1,000 ha / year Own plantations Full traceability
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Strategic partners

Professional producers of the best planting material on the EU market, easy-to-work people and team to build a long-term, audit-ready supply chain with.

Time-proven Long-term Audit-ready
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Our plantations, from the air
Our miscanthus plantation in winter Walking the rows Mature miscanthus stand At the plantation
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