smart specific field and region. The transnational partnership and network of the project plans to, for instance, support y Clusters new business development in rural areas and create and hubs to improve innovation management. Innovation Ecosystems ALG-AD Combining ALG-AD addresses reuse of waste to generate products 20-9-2017 19-9-2020 Erik Meers algal and for a sustainable economy, reducing pollution risk and anaerobic dependence on imported material resources. North West digestion Europe (NWE), a densely populated intensive agricultural technology area, contributes disproportionately to food and farm Europe to reduce waste produced in the EU each year. To reduce food and and reuse farm waste, anaerobic digestion (AD) is used (2000 AD nutrient facilities in NWE). AD converts waste to biogas energy rich and a liquid nutrient rich digestate (NRD). Each AD plant digestate produces 4,000-70,000t/y of NRD (2-6 kg nitrogen/t converting NRD). Most NRD is returned to land as a biofertiliser. But, nutrients to strict limits are imposed with Nitrate Vulnerable Zones: create algal NVZs (European Nitrate Directive 91/676/EEC) restricting biomass for return of NRD to land to prevent eutrophication sustainable pollution. Much of NWE land falls within NVZs (58% in animal UK;100% in Brittany & Flanders) creating an excess NRD. feeds Dealing with excess NRD is an acute worsening issue and solutions are needed. ALG-AD provides a solution combining algal and AD technology to reduce and reuse NRD converting nutrients to create algal biomass for sustainable animal feeds. Technology will be collaboratively implemented and tested in 3 distinct conditions’ in Devon (UK), Brittany (FR) and Flanders (BE). Sites reflect the heterogeneity of NWE from ‘predominantly rural remote’ to ‘predominantly urban’ (OECD 2011) and different types of biodegradable waste and in different regulatory landscapes. Demonstration to stakeholders and Decision Support Tools will enable Roll-out with AD retrofit would achieve market uptake for treatment of 300,000 t/y of NRD processing
smart Clusters and Innovation Ecosystems specific field and region. The transnational partnership and network of the project plans to, for instance, support new business development in rural areas and create hubs to improve innovation management. ALG-AD Combining algal and anaerobic digestion technology to reduce and reuse nutrient rich digestate converting nutrients to create algal biomass for sustainable animal feeds ALG-AD addresses reuse of waste to generate products for a sustainable economy, reducing pollution risk and dependence on imported material resources. North West Europe (NWE), a densely populated intensive agricultural area, contributes disproportionately to food and farm waste produced in the EU each year. To reduce food and farm waste, anaerobic digestion (AD) is used (2000 AD facilities in NWE). AD converts waste to biogas energy and a liquid nutrient rich digestate (NRD). Each AD plant produces 4,000-70,000t/y of NRD (2-6 kg nitrogen/t NRD). Most NRD is returned to land as a biofertiliser. But, strict limits are imposed with Nitrate Vulnerable Zones: NVZs (European Nitrate Directive 91/676/EEC) restricting return of NRD to land to prevent eutrophication pollution. Much of NWE land falls within NVZs (58% in UK;100% in Brittany & Flanders) creating an excess NRD. Dealing with excess NRD is an acute worsening issue and solutions are needed. ALG-AD provides a solution combining algal and AD technology to reduce and reuse NRD converting nutrients to create algal biomass for sustainable animal feeds. Technology will be collaboratively implemented and tested in 3 distinct conditions’ in Devon (UK), Brittany (FR) and Flanders (BE). Sites reflect the heterogeneity of NWE from ‘predominantly rural remote’ to ‘predominantly urban’ (OECD 2011) and different types of biodegradable waste and in different regulatory landscapes. Demonstration to stakeholders and Decision Support Tools will enable Roll-out with AD retrofit would achieve market uptake for treatment of 300,000 t/y of NRD processing 20-9-2017 19-9-2020 Europe Erik Meers y
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