EU begins biogas project
The EU has launched a biogas project as a solution to the mounting agricultural waste on farms in the continent.
The Agrobiogas project with €2.9 million in funding has set its sights on developing anaerobic digestion technology, which offers an effective way to treat agricultural waste while being a
realistic option for farmers.
The project will encourage the use of biogas via anaerobic digestion (using microorganisms to break down the material in the absence of oxygen). The biogas treatment effectively fuels energy and nutrient recovery, with the added bonus of preventing pollution.
According to the Agrobiogas partners, decentralising anaerobic digestion (AD) by using co-digestion with other organic residue could boost the efficiency of AD with agricultural waste.
Using a co-digestion design would give farmers the chance to treat their agricultural waste and other organic materials at the same time. But they could also make money by treating and managing organic waste from other sources, as well as using or selling its outputs (e.g. electrical power).
The project’s consortium includes partners from Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Austria, Slovakia and Sweden.
The Agrobiogas project with €2.9 million in funding has set its sights on developing anaerobic digestion technology, which offers an effective way to treat agricultural waste while being a
realistic option for farmers.
The project will encourage the use of biogas via anaerobic digestion (using microorganisms to break down the material in the absence of oxygen). The biogas treatment effectively fuels energy and nutrient recovery, with the added bonus of preventing pollution.
According to the Agrobiogas partners, decentralising anaerobic digestion (AD) by using co-digestion with other organic residue could boost the efficiency of AD with agricultural waste.
Using a co-digestion design would give farmers the chance to treat their agricultural waste and other organic materials at the same time. But they could also make money by treating and managing organic waste from other sources, as well as using or selling its outputs (e.g. electrical power).
The project’s consortium includes partners from Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Austria, Slovakia and Sweden.
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