Objective "The livestock sector in Europe is facing a problem: The manure it generates cannot all be used as fertiliser because excessive amounts of manure to land can lead to surface and ground water contamination through the accumulation of minerals in the soil, as manure contains high amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus. The EU has legislated to place severe restrictions on the quantity of organic manure that can be applied to land (170 kg N/ha/year). Farmers are facing increasing costs to export manure off-farms the current level of spreadlands is inadequate to meet the limits. There is an urgent need for the livestock farming community to develop a method of removal and reuse of animal manure such that the economic and legislative burden on them may ease through the development of an environmentally-friendly technology. Current technologies require very high capital investment that is out of reach of most of the farming community. Our project involves the pyrolysis of manure using microwave induced plasma (MIP) technology allowing a rapid release of biogas." Fields of science agricultural sciencesanimal and dairy sciencedomestic animalsanimal husbandry Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Topic(s) SME-2012-1 - Research for SMEs Call for proposal FP7-SME-2012 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BSG-SME - Research for SMEs Coordinator LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY EU contribution € 80 635,20 Address RODNEY STREET 2 EGERTON COURT L3 5UX Liverpool United Kingdom See on map Region North West (England) Merseyside Liverpool Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Andrew Young (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ASHLEIGH FARMS (WATERFORD) LTD Ireland EU contribution € 373 417,10 Address BALLINAMEELA CAPPAGH See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Kenneth Mcgrath (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data SAIREM SOCIETE POUR L APPLICATION INDUSTRIELLE DE LA RECHERCHE EN ELECTRONIQUE ET MICRO ONDES SAS France EU contribution € 315 710,25 Address 82 RUE ELISEE RECLUS 69150 Decines-Charpieu See on map Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes Rhône Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Dominique Durandau (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TECHNOSAM SRL Romania EU contribution € 175 362,55 Address FAGULUI STR 35 440186 SATU MARE See on map Region Macroregiunea Unu Nord-Vest Satu Mare Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Istvan Tempfli (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ACONDAQUA INGENIERIA DEL AGUA SL Spain EU contribution € 189 874,90 Address CALLE SANTOS DE LA PIEDRA 2 46117 Betera Valencia See on map Region Este Comunitat Valenciana Valencia/València Administrative Contact Mayte Martínez López (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THE UK HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address PERA BUSINESS PARK NOTTINGHAM ROAD LE13 0PB Melton Mowbray See on map Region East Midlands (England) Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire Leicestershire CC and Rutland Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Stuart Martin (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
