Developing commercial mushroom and vegetable production in an integrated food to waste to food biosystem.

Project Information

VegWaMus CirCrop

Grant agreement ID: 751052

DOI 10.3030/751052

Project closed

EC signature date 11 April 2017

Start date 1 October 2017

End date 22 July 2022

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Total cost € 196 400,40

EU contribution € 196 400,40

Coordinated by

Lindum AS
Norway

Objective

VegWaMus CirCrop aim to develop commercial mushroom and vegetable production in an integrated food to waste to food biosystem. The project objective is on closing loop between biogas production based on food wastes and reuse of output
after anaerobic digestion (AD). Mushroom and plant crop cultivation is usually performed through energy- and resource-intensive process (based on fossil or mineral resources), which generate wastes and the high CO2 footprint. Main emphasis has been on plant crops, but integrated mushroom cultivation has been found to be highly interesting from botCircular approach in which organic wastes are utilized for both energy (renewable biogas) and crop production in a closed system. Foodwaste treated in anaerobic digestion (AD) can be considered as a multicomponent organic fertiliser and byproduct for plant and mushroom cultivation substrate. Sustainable horticulture should reuse organic waste. The objectives of project will be achieved by indicating mushroom species which will be grown commercially on substrate based on digestate and vegetable plant grown rousing spent mushroom substrate (after cultivation). Combined cultivation will be incorporated in sustainable greenhouse environment in food to waste to food biosystem based on crop and substrate circulation. Lindum and associated partners have for several years developed more circular approach in which organic wastes are utilized for both energy(renewable biogas) and crops production in a closed system. Launched in 2016, Grønt Skifte AS, will realize a large R&D greenhouse unit located next to a new large anaerobic digestion (AD) plant. The unit will investigate and
demonstrate full utilization of output CO2, heat and organic residue (digestate) from the AD. The large international interest towards the activities of Grønt Skifte is related to project’s potential for helping governments and communities
meeting the Paris Agreement. This is the circular and future way of food production.

Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)

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• engineering and technology › environmental biotechnology › bioremediation › bioreactors
• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › agriculture › horticulture › vegetable growing

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Keywords

• digesate
• circular cultivation
• combined crop production
• biogas
• speciality mushroom
• vertcial cultivation

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Topic(s)

• MSCA-IF-2016 - Individual Fellowships

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-IF-2016

Funding Scheme

MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)

Coordinator

Lindum AS

• Net EU contribution: € 196 400,40
• Address: Lerpeveien 155 ; 3036 Drammen ; Norway
• SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes:
  Region
  Norge › Oslo og Viken › Viken
• Region: Norge › Oslo og Viken › Viken
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: € 196 400,40