D2.6. Mass and energy balance of the on-farm pilots to WP5

Abstract

The FERTIMANURE concept integrates a set of innovative treatment schemes to efficiently valorise animal manure and to obtain fertilising products with high added value. FERTIMANURE pursues the improvement of several technologies that are either currently under development or that have been successfully used for similar applications and proposes innovative integrated solutions to finally reach a zero-waste manure management approach. In work package (WP) 2 (Nutrient recovery from animal manure), five different on-farm pilots were implemented during the first year of the project, and they will be operated and optimised from M13 to M48. WP2 activities are implemented by partners having different profiles: scientific partners (UVIC, LEITAT, WENR, RITTMO, UGENT and FHR), farmers (APF, CPV, APCA), public bodies (DARP, APCA) and technology providers (DORSET). During the demonstration period, the pilots were closely monitored for operational performances at the level of processes, as well as for the stability and quality of raw products/fertilizers produced, getting both mass and energy balance. These balances provide a deeper understanding on the overall system (Task 2.3 - Mass and energy flows and balances of the demonstration on-farm pilots). Data collected in this FERTIMANURE task coupled with those coming from constructors and partners involved in this project, will be useful to update and optimize processes by a continuous feedback approach, to make them sustainable from both the economic and environmental point of view. Doing so, complete mass and energy flows and balances has been performed to frame a picture as far as possible close to reality. At the same time, environmental data was recovered according to a list delivered by WP5. Deliverable 2.6 (Mass and energy balance of the on-farm pilots to WP5) reports final mass and energy flow balances of the different five on-farm of FERTIMANURE pilots, therefore updating and finalising the D2.3.