Project description DEENESFRITPL A greener and cheaper alternative to chemical fertiliser It is now possible for farmers to produce environmentally friendly fertiliser on the farm using manure, air and electricity. The solution improves food production and reduces impact on air, ecosystems and climate. Treating liquid manure increases the content of nitrogen and reduces the nutrient loss, leading to higher yields and less emissions from food production. A small-scale unit is placed locally on the farm and enables fertiliser production to be re-distributed to the end-user, the farmer, cutting long and expensive value chains and reducing the need for chemical fertiliser. The EU-funded Sustainable Manure project will commercialise this innovative technology, making it profitable for farmers. Overall, global food production will be improved, productivity increased and emissions reduced. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective This project's main objective is the commercialisation of a breakthrough technology for upgrading livestock manure to an improvedfertiliser. The overall aim of the project is to fundamentally improve global food production, by increasing productivity andreducing emissions. The technology enables farmers to produce environmentally friendly fertiliser on the farm using slurry or biogas digestate, air and electricity. The technology is a manure processing unit that consists of a plasma reactor, an absorptionsystem and a plasma generator with power supply. The consortium consists of three organisations, ScanArc Plasma Technologies AS,University of Antwerp and N2 Applied.The plasma technology for treating livestock manure, is an innovative technology with the following benefits:• providing a cost-effective alternative to chemical fertiliser, and thus improving farm economics• ensuring compliance with stricter environmental regulations, which in turn mitigates risk for farmers and ensures businesscontinuity• reducing emissions in the farm-cycle and thus contributing to reducing greenhouse gases and air pollution• removing odour, giving the farmer flexibility in spreading, optimising the fertilising effect of manure, which reduces nutrient loss and pollution. This FTI proposal consists of the following measurable objectives:1. Optimisation of the plasma reactor, with a focus on improving the energy efficiency2. Optimisation of the absorption system, with a focus on increasing the processing capacity3. Develop a commercial unit design for serial production with stable continuous operations and low maintenance4. Piloting and testing to verify the performance of the organic fertiliser5. Communication and disseminationUniversity of Antwerp is developing the plasma technology to make nitrogen fixation from air a valid alternative to fossil fertiliserproduction, Scanarc develops the plasma units and N2 develops the total concept for the farmer. Fields of science natural sciencesphysical sciencesplasma physicssocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsproductivityengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringair pollution engineeringnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollutionagricultural sciencesanimal and dairy sciencedomestic animalsanimal husbandry Keywords Air Pollution GHG Global Warming Sustainable Agriculture Circular Economy 2.0 Green Deal Farm to Fork Climate Action Food Security Nitrates Directive Programme(s) H2020-EC - Horizon 2020 Framework Programme Main Programme H2020-EU.3. - PRIORITY 'Societal challenges H2020-EU.2.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies Topic(s) EIC-FTI-2018-2020 - Fast Track to Innovation (FTI) Call for proposal H2020-EIC-FTI-2018-2020 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme IA - Innovation action Coordinator N2 APPLIED AS Net EU contribution € 290 500,00 Address DRONNING EUFEMIAS GATE 20 0191 Oslo Norway See on map 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 Oslo Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 415 000,00 Participants (2) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all SCANARC PLASMA TECHNOLOGIES AB Sweden Net EU contribution € 598 325,00 Address BOX 41 813 21 Hofors See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Norra Sverige Norra Mellansverige Gävleborgs län Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 854 750,00 UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN Belgium Net EU contribution € 570 740,00 Address PRINSSTRAAT 13 2000 Antwerpen See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. Antwerpen Arr. Antwerpen Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 570 740,00
