Description du projet
Remplacer les combustibles fossiles dans les exploitations agricoles
De la production d’engrais à l’emballage d’olives, les exploitations agricoles dépendent excessivement des combustibles non durables. Des agriculteurs allemands, belges, grecs et italiens se sont regroupés pour démontrer qu’il est possible de réduire la dépendance de l’agriculture aux combustibles fossiles et de progresser vers l’adoption de sources d’énergie renouvelables. L’équipe fait partie du projet RES4LIVE, financé par l’UE, qui fera la démonstration des technologies sélectionnées, notamment des systèmes photovoltaïques-thermiques, des panneaux photovoltaïques, des pompes à chaleur modulaires, la transformation du biogaz en biométhane, des tracteurs fonctionnant au biométhane et des machines électriques sur le site de l’exploitation. L’objectif est de remplacer les combustibles fossiles pour certains besoins dans les exploitations pilotes, ce qui confirmera qu’une agriculture durable, efficace, rentable et peu demandeuse en maintenance est possible.
Objectif
The adaptation of RES technologies and machinery and their demonstration at a large-scale on farm level, require supporting measures with respect to spatial planning, infrastructure, different business models and market organisation, trends that are not all under control from a farmers’ perspective. RES4LIVE project will fill these gaps ensuring a wider adoption of RES and energy efficiency technologies, machinery and techniques in livestock farms towards a zero-fossil fuel consumption. A great part of RES4LIVE technical work deals with the adaptation of specific technologies for both renewable energy and biofuels so that to perfectly fit livestock farming and becoming attractive in terms of cost effectiveness, operational flexibility and with low maintenance. The key technologies include PVT systems, modular heat pumps, biogas upgrading to biomethane, and tractors retrofitting to be fuelled by biomethane. Except these technologies, standard RES and other solutions are included in the integrated energy system, such as the use of PV panels, geothermal energy, and electrification of on-farm machinery.
The RES4LIVE project emphasises on the demonstration of the selected technologies in 4 pilot farms in Belgium, Italy, Germany and Greece, for a duration of at least 12 months, to serve as the means of de-fossilising evidence and impact generation. The aim is to totally replace the fossil fuel consumption of certain needs in the pilot farms, proving that fossil-free-energy farming is possible to be achieved with a sustainable way. At the same time, the replicability potential is another key activity so that to prepare the commercialization process of the solutions. The overall objective is to provide advanced and cost-effective technologies to the livestock sector that ensure the sustainability of the farms’ operation, and the superior thermal comfort of the animals for increased productivity with minimum climate change impact.
Champ scientifique
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementbusiness models
- agricultural sciencesanimal and dairy sciencedomestic animalsanimal husbandry
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energygeothermal energy
- engineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbiofuels
Mots‑clés
Programme(s)
- H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy Main Programme
- H2020-EU.3.2.1.1. - Increasing production efficiency and coping with climate change, while ensuring sustainability and resilience
- H2020-EU.3.2.1.2. - Providing ecosystems services and public goods
Thème(s)
Régime de financement
IA - Innovation actionCoordinateur
11855 ATHINA
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