Investment site 3 : General introduction and operation during COVID-19 crisis
The liquid fraction of digestate was collected from an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Pittem (20 km South of Oostkamp) that processes food and farm waste of plant-origin. The idea of…
ALG-AD in the time of coronavirus
Despite these challenging times, the ALG-AD project team are continuing to focus on those aspects of our work which can continue- and, in fact, the shutdown has given the team a great opportunity to focus on data analysis and…
ALG-AD activities for a long-term impact
The long-term work package team worked on preparing the content for a permanent exhibition that will be displayed in Derval during and after the completion of the ALG-AD project. Clara Diebolt from AC3A (France) said “Some…
Verge managing experiments in the UK
Working with the Kent Wildlife Trust and Kent County Council, senior lecturer Dr Naomi Rintoul and postdoctoral research fellow Dr Hannah Scott, from Canterbury Christ Church University, under the umbrella of the Grassification…
New-C-Land: an intuitive interface
What does biomass from a neglected site mean?
In the context of this project, “biomass” refers to vegetable crops (willow, alder, poplar, miscanthus, hemp, etc.) that can be used for energy or materials production. Biomass can be…
Biorefinery Glas – A Farmer-centric Bioeconomy Approach
“We have seen huge interest from farmers in our small-scale biorefinery initiative” said project Co-ordinator James Gaffey from Institute of Technology, Tralee. “Biorefinery Glas is one of the first…
Gramitherm - Insulation panels made out of grass!
The family of grasses covers a quarter of all land on earth, meadows cover ~20% of the European territory. Grass appears to be one of the most abundant biomass resource while also being one of the most…
A regulatory review on the use of digestate to cultivate algal biomass for animal feed
This study, "A regulatory review on the use of digestate to cultivate algal biomass for animal feed”, explores the EU legislation across the entire microalgae production value…
Five waterboards in North Rhine-Westphalia join forces for P recovery from sewage sludge ashes
In the project AMPHORE, they will work on the complete value chain of phosphorus recycling as being integral part of the future sewage sludge management. The joint…
A fantastic showcase of CIT and Interreg NWE research at CERI2020
ReNu2Farm
The ReNu2Farm project aims at increasing recycling rates of the plant nutrients Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P) and Potassium (K). P and K are limited and finite resources, and production of…