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IE126-Farm zero C - Slurry management/FzCSlurry

Farm zero C - Slurry management

Description

Cattle slurry manegement through the use of Gasabate additive which inhibits the release of emissions by bacteria

Sector

A1.4Animal production

Needs/ Problem statement

Cattle slurry releases significant amounts of greenhouse gases (GHG) primarily methane, along with ammonia and hydrogen sulfide during storage. These emissions exacerbate climate change, degrade air quality, and diminish the nutrient value of slurry as a fertilizer or anaerobic digestion feedstock.

Objective

Using an automated slurry additive system to reduce GHG emissions and retain nutrients.

Bioeconomy fields

Crop residues and perennial plantsnull

Designer crops for optimised biomass contentnull

Algae biomassnull

Waste or recycled materialnull

Microbial assisted processingnull

Biorefineries X

Feedstock

Wastes

Outcomes and final product

Reduced GHG emissions from cattle slurry and improved environmental and economic sustainability of livestock farming

Mobility

Mobile

Value chains

1
2
3

3 - High potential - Significant arisings of feedstocks available currently.

C Sink

1
2
3

3 - High potential - strong potential for carbon sequestration at the feedstock and product level).

Intended user

Cattle farmers

Complexity of the process

1
2
3

2 -easy to use /replicate

Final user

Farmer✓

Foresternull

Researchernull

Advisornull

NGOnull

Training organizationnull

Processor or retailernull

Consumernull

Public Authority + LAGnull

Othernull

Economic sustainability

1
2
3

1 - Low potential - doesn\'t bring any economic benefits.

Social sustainability

1
2
3

2 - Low potential - doesn\'t bring any economic benefits.

Environmental sustainability

1
2
3

3 - High potential - Expected to bring at least 3 significant environmental benefits.

Added value

Very low
Low
Intermediate
High
Very high

Energy & Heat = Very low

Equipment maintenance costs (€/year)

null

Investment cost (€)

10000

Operational costs (€)

1200

Return of investment (€)

null

Return of investment (Year)

null

Coherence with BBioNets

1
2
3

3-green

Country

IE

Official website

https://farmzerocproject.ie/slurry-management/slurry-chemical-amendments/

OG Region

IE05Southern

Geographic Scope

Regional

Focus Area

FA 5D: Reducing greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions from agriculture; 

Key words

Animal husbandry

Main source of funding

Other public (national, regional) research funds

Period

2023-present

Duration (months)

24

Number of partners by type

Farmer:

null

Forester:

null

Advisor:

null

Researcher:

4

NGO:

null

Processor or retailer:

2

Training orgaznization:

1

Consumer:

null

Public Authority:

null

Other:

null

Status

Ongoing

TRL

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

TRL 5 – technology validated in relevant environment (industrially relevant environment in the case of key enabling technologies)

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