ENergy efficient Far InfraRed process of manure valorisation

Project Information

ENFIR

Grant agreement ID: 763185

DOI 10.3030/763185

Project closed

EC signature date 6 February 2017

Start date 1 March 2017

End date 30 June 2017

Funded under

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Climate action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials

Total cost € 71 429,00

EU contribution € 50 000,00

Coordinated by

INFRARROJOS PARA EL CONFORT SOCIEDAD ANONIMA
Spain

Objective

Infrarrojos para el Confort S.L is a company specialised in designing and building Far Infrared (FIR) emission equipment for different sectors where high energy efficiency heating is demanded.
Livestock sector produces more than 1.29 billion of tonnes/yr of manure in European states, which is not processed. ENFIR project aims to adapt and implement our developed pilot plant in the livestock industry for transforming manure into pelletized compost without external energy consumption.
ENFIR process is based on dehydration of manure by our FIR technology to transform it into organic fertilizer for agriculture use at a production cost of 6.8€/m3 (up to 3 time less than current valorisation process) and 30 % of energy saving compared to current methods of heating by steam. ENFIR is able to dry manure up to 15 % of water content in 8 hours cycles with almost no external energy consumption, thanks to the generated gases during the dehydration process that will generate the electricity to feed the whole process.
ENFIR process will have a selling price of 216.000 €/unit annd it is able to produce more than 1.500 ton/year of organic fertilizer from livestock manure. Farmers will be able to recover the investment in a half year being much more competitive, without taking into account the saving on manure management expenses.
As consequence of the expected market ENFIR solutions will be able to create benefit over 8.38M€ with a ROI (5 years) of 3.25 and 9 new jobs.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › manufacturing engineering
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › water treatment processes › wastewater treatment processes
• engineering and technology › environmental biotechnology › bioremediation › bioreactors
• engineering and technology › environmental biotechnology › bioremediation › compost
• agricultural sciences › animal and dairy science › domestic animals › animal husbandry

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.3.5. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Climate action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials Main Programme
• H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument

Topic(s)

• SMEInst-11-2016-2017 - Boosting the potential of small businesses in the areas of climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials

Call for proposal

H2020-SMEInst-2016-2017

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Sub call

H2020-SMEINST-1-2016-2017

Funding Scheme

SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1

Coordinator

INFRARROJOS PARA EL CONFORT SOCIEDAD ANONIMA

• Net EU contribution: € 50 000,00
• Address: C PERU 49 1 5 EDIFICIO CORONA CENTERBORMUJOS ; 41930 SEVILLA ; Spain
• SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes:
  Region
  Sur › Andalucía › Sevilla
• Region: Sur › Andalucía › Sevilla
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: € 71 429,00