Rolnictwo i efektywność energetyczna

 „AGRiculture and Energy Efficiency”

  AGREE – 289139

 Projekt realizowany w ramach 7 Programu Ramowego

 Działania koordynacyjne i wspierające

 FP7-KBBE-2011-5

 WIęcej o projekcie: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/289139/reporting

Until now energy efficiency in agriculture has received little attention, except for energy use in greenhouses. Nevertheless, it is considerable, especially when indirect energy use is taken into account. AGREE has the objective of showing the potential of short term energy efficiency gains and the promise of the long term potential. Environmental effects of savings on direct and indirect energy use in agriculture are integrally considered, as energy use efficiency also implies reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Because energy savings in agriculture depend highly on the agri-environment (climate), AGREE will bring together south-eastern, south-western, north-eastern and north-western agroproduction systems. Evidence from energy saving potential and corresponding environmental and economical effects on country level are brought to the transnational level to identify an agenda for transnational collaboration to increase the learning curve on energy use efficiency. AGREE will set up a participatory process for two reasons. 1. Stakeholders will be involved in the set-up of the agenda which will facilitate the implementation of the results. 2. AGREE needs the opinions and views of stakeholders to produce an agenda that reflects the needs of and opportunities by practice. To ensure implementation, a link has been created with a European network of researchers committed to adopt the issue. This network (ENGAGE) is closely associated with the European Society of Agricultural Engineers (EuAgEng). This link will facilitate the adoption process. To ensure that the results will create relevant and effective R&D programmes, AGREE has established a close link with the Collaborative Working Group on Agriculture and Energy. This group is embedded in SCAR and the KBBE-Net and is thus positioned to translate the AGREE agenda, into commitment for effective R&D on energy efficiency. To this end, it is important that AGREE provides evidence of the added value of such research.

The central objective of AGREE is to put energy efficiency in agriculture on the research agenda based on its short and long term potential and the associated economical and ecological effects. More specifically, this means transferring the results of AGREE to the European Commissions, the CWG AgriEnergy, national organisations that fund agricultural research and relevant European branch organisations (such as COPA COGECA). Also, it means linking up with existing networks with relevance to the issue, such as R&D networks (i.e. European Technology Platforms). To this end, it is important to actively involve stakeholders in the project.

The central objective will be met by the following set of actions to be taken up by AGREE and itsexpected outcomes:

• Making an inventory of economic feasible energy saving measures either taken up by
• the agricultural industry, or close to introduction, in different European countries under
• various climatic conditions.
• Based on the inventory, proposing actions to promote energy efficiency in European agriculture addressing dissemination pathways and pitfalls to innovation.
• Initiating transnational sharing of knowledge on energy efficiency measures for short term introduction.
• Realising an agenda for transnational research collaboration using a participatory approach. This Agenda will target the potentials offered by several agricultural production systems, building types and designs, ventilation and other climate control processes, use of inputs, in agriculture machinery design and use and farm logistics.
• Indicating the added value of transnational R&D on energy efficiency in agriculture.
• Indicating the potential benefits of energy saving in European agriculture by providing evidence for the economic and ecological side-effects of improved energy efficiency in agriculture.
• Involving stakeholders in selected countries and presenting the AGREE results to funding organisations and R&D networks.

List of Beneficiaries:

1. Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e.V.; Germany

2. STICHTING DIENST LANDBOUWKUNDIG ONDERZOEK; Netherlands

3. UNIWERSYTET WARMINSKO- MAZURSKI W OLSZTYNIE; Poland

4. AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS; Greece

5. LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUER AGRARTECHNIK POTSDAM-BORNIM EV

(ATB); Germany

6. UNIVERSIDADE DE EVORA; Portugal

7. HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO; Finland

8. AARHUS UNIVERSITET; Denmark