project - Research and innovation
Farm Coal Innovator
Farm Coal Innovator
Objectives
The objective of the Farm Coal Innovator (MOO) project is to develop a new business model for using low value biomass from dairy and beef cattle farms for production of biochar and bio-based activated coal.
Objectives
The objective of the Farm Coal Innovator (MOO) project is to develop a new business model for using low value biomass from dairy and beef cattle farms for production of biochar and bio-based activated coal.
Activities
Farm Coal Innovator (MOO) is a research and innovation project that investigated the feasibility of using low value biomass from dairy and beef cattle farms for production of biochar and bio-based activated coal.
Biochar and activated coal has many applications, e.g. it can be used for adsorbing pollutants from liquid (water, wastewater), solid (e.g. soil) and gaseous (flue gas, biogas, air etc.) environments. Moreover, it can be applied in agriculture, including veterinary medicine, feed additive, manure management, soil improvement, and can potentially reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural activities.
The concept investigated in MOO project provides benefits for stakeholders along the whole biomass value chain by:
1) Adding value to the so far difficult to use biomass resources (landscape management biomass, late cuts from grasslands and grazing areas);
2) Conservation of high nature value landscapes;
3) Regional production of sustainable (bio-based and renewable) activated coal for different applications – development of new value chains;
4) Using regionally produced activated coal, e.g. in waste water treatment plants.
The concept was investigated on a local scale, using Kassel region (Germany) as a case study area. In particular, a preliminary economic feasibility study has been prepared for a biological farm located in the Kassel region; and the use of produced activated coal for pollutant removal from urban wastewater has been tested.
Activities
Farm Coal Innovator (MOO) is a research and innovation project that investigated the feasibility of using low value biomass from dairy and beef cattle farms for production of biochar and bio-based activated coal.
Biochar and activated coal has many applications, e.g. it can be used for adsorbing pollutants from liquid (water, wastewater), solid (e.g. soil) and gaseous (flue gas, biogas, air etc.) environments. Moreover, it can be applied in agriculture, including veterinary medicine, feed additive, manure management, soil improvement, and can potentially reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural activities.
The concept investigated in MOO project provides benefits for stakeholders along the whole biomass value chain by:
1) Adding value to the so far difficult to use biomass resources (landscape management biomass, late cuts from grasslands and grazing areas);
2) Conservation of high nature value landscapes;
3) Regional production of sustainable (bio-based and renewable) activated coal for different applications – development of new value chains;
4) Using regionally produced activated coal, e.g. in waste water treatment plants.
The concept was investigated on a local scale, using Kassel region (Germany) as a case study area. In particular, a preliminary economic feasibility study has been prepared for a biological farm located in the Kassel region; and the use of produced activated coal for pollutant removal from urban wastewater has been tested.
Additional information
MOO project is funded by Climate-KIC, the EU’s main climate innovation initiative and one of the first Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) created by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) in 2010. The EIT is the European Union body tasked with creating sustainable European growth and jobs while dealing with the global challenges of our time. www.climate-kic.org
Project details
- Main funding source
- Other EU research and development funds
- Project acronym
- MOO
- Agricultural sectors
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- Beef cattle
- Dairy cattle
- Fodder and forage
- Fruits
EUR 61 425.00
Total budget
Total contributions including EU funding.
EUR 49 140.00
EU contribution
Any type of EU funding.
Resources
Contacts
Dr. Ilze Dzene
Project coordinator
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Universität Kassel, Ökologische Agrarwissenschaften, Grünlandwissenschaft und Nachwachsende Rohstoffe
Project coordinator
Project partners
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Universität Kassel, Ökologische Agrarwissenschaften, Grünlandwissenschaft und Nachwachsende Rohstoffe
Project partner