Marie Curie Initial Training Networks 2012-2016

SEVENTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME

THE PEOPLE PROGRAMME

Project title: ReUseWaste - Recovery and Use of Nutrients, Energy and Organic Matter from Animal Waste

Funding: € 3.24 million over the period 2012-2015

Source: EU FP7 Marie Curie Action programme, under the Initial Training Network call.

Training: 13 young researchers (PhD students and post-docs) will be trained in the project.

Project website: www.reusewaste.eu

Partners: Universities, research institutes, private companies and public authorities from 6 European countries.

ReUseWaste in brief

Primary partnersUniversity of Copenhagen University of Southern Denmark, DenmarkWageningen University, the NetherlandsInstituto Superior de Agronomia, Technical University of Lisbon, PortugalUniv. Tras-os-Montes & Alto Douro, PortugalConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, SpainUniversity of Torino, ItalyUniversity of Limerick, Ireland

Associate partnersUniversity Miguel Hernández, SpainEnergy Research Centre, HollandPTM s.r.l, ItalyAlfa Laval Nakskov A/S, DenmarkPieralisi Group, ItalyBiomass Heating Solutions Ltd., Ireland Granja Pedro Guevara, SpainBio Systems Europe, UKVerification Agency for Environmental Technologies in Agricultural Production, DenmarkRegione Piemonte, Italy

ReUseWaste objectives

The ReUseWaste network will:

• provide new ideas, methods and principles that lead to a major rethink in the current, established animal waste management systems

• train a group of young researchers in developing new technologies for improved and sustainable utilisation of valuable organic matter and plant nutrient resources in animal waste

• provide companies with improved and new technologies to produce both bioenergy and ”green” bio-fertilisers, leading to improved soil, water and air quality

ReUseWaste is a multi-site and multidisciplinary training network, bringing together major EU research groups from leading universities and research institutes, key agri-environmental technology companies and public authorities, from the countries and regions of most intensive livestock production in Europe

Regions of Europe with intensive livestock farming and with N and P surpluses

Research concept

Animal waste =Environmental

problems

Characterisation• Fractionation• Thermogravimetry• Spectroscopy• Pyrolysis-GC/MS• ICP/IRMS• NIR/MIR• XANES

Treatment• Liquid-solids separation • Acidification/inhibitors• AD / Biogasification for energy• Incineration/Gasification/Pyrolysis • Composting• Waste upgrading/Nutrient recovery• Bio-fertilizer production

Function• Energy source • Crop fertiliser value• Soil quality amelioration• Carbon sequestration

Utilisation• Crop field application • Horticultural growth media• Landscaping • Soil remediation

…but alsovaluable manure

resources:- Nutrients

- Organic Matter

Need for research training and competence building in all of these

Assessment• System analyses • Stakeholder analyses• Life cycle assessment• Integrated sustainability

Organic fertilizersBioenergy Better environment

13 scientiststrained to develop

sustainable animal manure

solutions

14 youngresearchers

WP5 Energyrecovery

WP3 OM & nutrients characterisation

WP7 Synthesis & assessment

WP6 Land recycling

WP4 Technology & management

UCPH

SDU

WU

ISA-UTL

UTADCSIC/UMH

UTO ULI

KOM*

GSR*

AL*

PTM*

ECN

VERA**

BHS*

PG*

TI*

Animal waste RP-DA**

Innovative manure treatment solutions

New meas. & monitoring

products

Improved energy and nutrient

recovery systems Novel bio-fertilizer products

Joint, mutually recognised doctoral training-program

Public-private R&D and extension network for

manure recycling technology

RAMIRANInternational conference

Career oppor-tunities

SE Asia partners

Students other projects

Technology & Innovation

WP1 Scientific training

WP2 Generic training

Training + R&D networks

Environmental technology companies

Universities

Public and regulatory authorities

Dissemination networks

BSE*

Farmers org. & advisory

Lasting research collaboration