Descripción del proyecto
Una nueva tecnología para el cultivo de plantas sanas
El crecimiento óptimo de las plantas requiere la cantidad justa de aire y agua. Uno de los retos a los que se enfrentan los mercados de la agricultura y la horticultura es equilibrar el suministro adecuado de ambos recursos. Muchos de los sustratos utilizados en la actualidad presentan limitaciones importantes, y las nuevas prácticas como la hidroponía resultan costosas. El proyecto Hollandplug, financiado con fondos europeos, propone un sustrato innovador compuesto por un sustrato de germinación totalmente compostable. La tecnología se basa en una mezcla pionera de biocopos patentados para el almacenamiento de agua que se rocían con un polímero exclusivo superabsorbente y yute a fin de optimizar el equilibro entre la humedad y el aire para que crezcan plantas, flores o semillas en su interior. El nuevo sustrato ofrece un 15 % más de producción, una mejor calidad nutricional y una reducción del consumo energético. El equipo del proyecto, que cuenta con una inversión de fase 2, preparará la comercialización de esta tecnología.
Objetivo
High fertility of land and proper water disposal in the soil are recognised as essential requirements to grow healthy plants. The agro & horticulture markets demand a cultivation base with an optimal air/water balance which can be controlled to ensure a regular growth of the roots across the soil or block. At the moment, there are numerous substrates such as coco coir, peat coir, stone wool and foam, used in the industry, in an effort to cover these needs. However, all these solutions present important issues, as substrates remain completely wet, are not safely recycled/reused and the water and air content is not equally spread into the entire growing medium. In addition, new practices like hydroponics which emerged for the purpose of controlling the water/air uptake by plants, are mostly expensive systems, not suited for all agriculture uses and require installations with high return on investment. HollandPlug International BV, is a SME founded with the sole purpose of developing, exploiting and commercialising HollandPlug. HollandPlug consists of a 100% compostable plug made of a mix of patented pioneering water storage bio-flakes sprayed with a proprietary Super Absorbent Polymer and jute to optimise the moisture/air balance for plants/flowers/seeds to grow inside. With this new substrate the customers can choose the water level of the plug depending on plants’ needs, which results in 15% higher yield production, better nutritional quality and energy reduction. Our technology reduces the fertilizers needed (35%), the water consumption (60%) compared to conventional soil based farming solutions, the dropout rate to 2% and increase life expectancy of the crop by 15%. The successful commercialization of our project will help us reach annual revenues of €34.28 million and profit of €8.57 million in 2025. With a Phase2 investment of €2.87 million, this would imply a ROI of 7.56We will also create a total 43 new job positions after five years of commercialization.
Ámbito científico
- social sciencessociologydemographyfertility
- natural scienceschemical sciencespolymer sciences
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringair pollution engineering
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollution
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulture
Programa(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.3.2.4. - Sustainable and competitive bio-based industries and supporting the development of a European bioeconomy
- H2020-EU.3.2.1. - Sustainable agriculture and forestry
- H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument
- H2020-EU.3.2.2. - Sustainable and competitive agri-food sector for a safe and healthy diet
Convocatoria de propuestas
Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoriaConvocatoria de subcontratación
H2020-SMEINST-1-2016-2017
Régimen de financiación
SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1Coordinador
2491 BW 'S-GRAVENHAGE
Países Bajos
Organización definida por ella misma como pequeña y mediana empresa (pyme) en el momento de la firma del acuerdo de subvención.