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IE14-SBDP/BGAS

Small Biogas Demonstration Programme

Description

Small scale biogas production from on-farm feedstock

Sector

A1.6Support activities to agriculture and post-harvest crop activities

Needs/ Problem statement

The intensification of Irish agriculture, particularly in dairying, has raised concerns about its environmental impact as it is a significant contributor to carbon emissions and deteriorating water quality. There is a need for specific tools to further reduce this impact.

Objective

The Small Biogas Demonstration Project (SBDP) aims to promote on-farm small-scale biogas production using anaerobic digestion. SBDP seeks to contribute to reducing emissions and enhancing environmental stewardship.

Bioeconomy fields

Crop residues and perennial plantsnull

Designer crops for optimised biomass contentnull

Algae biomassnull

Waste or recycled materialx

Microbial assisted processingnull

Biorefineries x

Feedstock

Biomass

Outcomes and final product

Biogas

Mobility

null

Value chains

1
2
3

null

C Sink

1
2
3

null

Intended user

Farmers

Complexity of the process

1
2
3

null

Final user

Farmerx

Foresternull

Researchernull

Advisornull

NGOnull

Training organizationnull

Processor or retailernull

Consumernull

Public Authority + LAGnull

Othernull

Economic sustainability

1
2
3

null

Social sustainability

1
2
3

null

Environmental sustainability

1
2
3

null

Added value

Very low
Low
Intermediate
High
Very high

Energy & Heat = Very low

Equipment maintenance costs (€/year)

null

Investment cost (€)

null

Operational costs (€)

null

Return of investment (€)

null

Return of investment (Year)

null

Coherence with BBioNets

1
2
3

null

Country

IE

Official website

https://www.irbea.org/farmbiogas/

OG Region

IE06Eastern and Midland

Geographic Scope

Regional

Focus Area

FA 1A: Fostering innovation, cooperation and the development of the knowledge base in rural areas

Key words

Climate change (incl. GHG reduction, adaptation andmitigation, and other air related issues)

Main source of funding

Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups (in the sense of Art 56 of Reg.1305/2013)

Period

2019-2022

Duration (months)

36

Number of partners by type

Farmer:

1

Forester:

null

Advisor:

1

Researcher:

null

NGO:

null

Processor or retailer:

null

Training orgaznization:

null

Consumer:

null

Public Authority:

null

Other:

2

Status

Ongoing

TRL

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

TRL 7 – system prototype demonstration in operational environment

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