10 años Energylab

Reduction of the environmental impact of cow manure in Galician farms

NameReduction of the environmental impact of cow manure in Galician farms
CategoryBioenergy
Start dateFebruary 2018
End dateOctober 2020
LeaderAGACA
PartnersEnergyLab, INXENIUM Enxeñería Sostible and SAT O Chope
Financing entitiesFEADER – Consellería de Medio Rural (Xunta de Galicia)

Description

The aim of this project is to get a simple and low-cost solution with which the farmers can reduce the ammonia emissions and the environmental impact associated to their work activity. On the one hand, it seeks to reduce the concentration of ammonia applied to the field through the implementation of an artificial wetland system that treats the liquid fraction of manure. On the other hand, the reduction of nitrogen emissions to the field will be carried out thanks to a novel equipment that can be installed in tankers.

EnergyLab’s Tasks:

EnergyLab will be involved in the following tasks:

  • Low cost artificial wetland design.
  • Construction and start-up of the separation system and the artificial wetland.
  • Exploitation and monitoring of the wetland.
  • Recovery of solid fraction from manure.
  • Nitrogen balance: from the farm to the field.
  • Analysis of the obtained results