Activities in the WPs since project start (1st August 2015):
WP1 - Project management
WP2- Concept customization
Full design with technical calculations. This includes the ongoing optimization of the planned construction process compared to original ideas.
Full license package comprising environmental permit, building permit, fire approval, sewer approval and various dispensations due to the very large size of the barn. Communication with municipalities to achieve understanding of the use of special permits from governmental environmental authority relating to IntelliFarm technologies in relation to the use of known standard solutions.
WP3 – Intellifarm construction.
Construction of the 2 barns started in September 2016 and terminated in June 2017. The construction period required much time for the actual construction process and installation of technical equipment. It is important to anticipate potential conflicts in the location of various equipment, particularly in the case of high-technology systems like IntelliFarm. The most important processes and solutions that have been worked on include 9 new products, technologies and construction methods.
WP4 – Technology optimization.
We have worked extensively with optimization of IntelliFarm technologies. We have focused on the main technologies, which are Hybrid ventilation, Agri Airclean and SmartFarm. The most important optimizations done, are: 1. Control of CO2 concentration in the animal occupied zone,2. Optimization of the operation of the Agri Air cleaner, 3. General improvement of the SmartFarm control system.
4. Upsizing and improvement of the graphic display on the control units of SmartFarm inviting the end-user to do more monitoring of the indoor climate while staying in the barn.
WP5 – VERA certification. Preparation and facilitating the test. Communication with authorities about the final certification. The testing procedure was started in October 2017 and the testing terminated by end of September 2018. Seges, the company in charge of the official testing, delivered the testing reports and the reports will hereafter be checked by The Danish Environmental Protection Agency and Agrifarm will obtain the official approval of the technologies.
WP6 – Exploitation, Dissemination and Communication.
In the past period we had a lot of activities dissemination activities also outside Denmark. We made a lot of research in many countries by reading, speaking with contacts, participating in fairs, conferences, and promotion trip. We have most places seen great interest for our IntelliFarm concept. We attended 6 fairs in Sweden, Spain, France, Germany, Denmark and China. We participated at conferences in Denmark and England and had meetings with many stakeholders in Denmark and abroad. We did a lot of showcasing at the 2 IntelliFarm barns. A surprisingly large number of Danish stakeholders visited us here, but also stakeholders from Sweden, Germany, Poland, England and China visited the showcasing barns.
