Uso integral de la colza para la disminución de las emisiones de gases con efecto invernadero en la actividad agraria
Aprovechamiento de oleaginosas para producir biocombustibles y alimento para ganado
El proyecto LIFE SEEDCAPITAL (LIVE 12 ENV/ES/590) se desarrolló entre Septiembre de 2013 y Septiembre de 2016 con la contribución del instrumento financiero LIFE+ de la Comisión Europea.
AFTER LIFE COMMUNICATION PLAN
Integral use of oilseeds to reduce greenhousegases emissions associated with farming activities
Oil seeds can be used to obtain biofuels and feedstuffs for livestockLIFE SEEDCAPITAL (LIVE 12/ENV/ES/590) was co-funded by the LIFE+ programme of the European Commisionthat supports
environmental and nature conservation projects throughout the EU and ran from September 2013 to September 2016.
.: Descpription of the project
LIFE SEEDCAPITAL: Integral use of oilseeds to reduce green-house gases emissions associated with farming activities.
Through the seed as a link and integral solution to the problems of pollution and self-sustainability of agriculture, LIFE-SEEDCA-PITAL aims to present and demonstrate ways of saving energy and reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, using 100% of the seed (recovering residual cake produced after pressing for oil generation, using it to cause changes in livestock food, which will help reduce methane emissions) keeping the conflict between biofuel production and human food to a minimum.
Vegetable oil is an interesting candidate among bio-fuels becau-se the production can be done on the farm itself from the field into the tank. Oil can be extracted mechanically and force out the oil, producing as a co-product a solid meal rich in fat. i.e., some studies show with rapeseed oil, which allows for greenhouse gas emissions, savings of 57% compared to diesel fuel.
Furthermore, the solid residue can be used in formulating con-centrates used in ruminant feeds. This approach would reduce methane emissions produced during the fermentation process. It is known that for each increase 1% increase in dietary fat in ruminant nutrition, methane production is reduced by 5.6%.
To achieve EU proposed goals, in the current project, we pro-pose to use vegetable oils blended with diesel as a fuel and the coproducts obtained in its production in ruminant nutrition.
Therefore, one way to approach the targets proposed by the EU, would be to use rapeseed oil blended with diesel fuel in agri-cultural machinery, and rapeseed cake obtained during the oil extraction process, in the formulation of concentrates typically used in ruminant feeds.
.: Results
It is more advisable to store pressed oil than seeds. In addition, it is more advisable to store pressed oil alone than blended with diesel. The degradation of the oil is more intense if any overhea-ting occurs. As a result it is suggested to place the oil tank inside a building where the thermal amplitude is reduced.
The analysis of the different tractor engine parts suggests that the main variations in the mechanic properties and in the dimen-sional stability produced in the polymeric materials in touch with the blends are either non significant or assumable.
Moreover, the behaviour of the metallic materials and that of co-verings is correct, without effects on thickness or material relea-ses.
Using rapeseed oil blended with diesel up to 25.8% resulted in a 25.9% kg CO2eq emissions reduction concomitant with an eco-nomic savings of between 16.1 and 19.1%. On the other hand, the encountered mechanical problems would be limited to the appearance of soaps created as a result of the reaction of the biofuel with zinc coverings in the ducts that take the biofuel from the tank to the vehicle.
The formulation of cold pressed rapeseed cakes up to 20% in concentrates for dairy cows and up to 40% in dairy sheep resul-ted in a reduction of production costs, obtaining healthier milk and reducing by 8% the enteric methane emissions without im-pairing milk production or its sensory quality.
Similar results were obtained when cold-pressed rapseed cakes were formulated up to 40% in the concentrate for dairy sheep. In this case the achieved reduction of enteric methane emission was 7.6%.
Assistance to congresses and events
The achieved results have been orally presented to interested stakeholders in different workshops:
26th April 2014, organized by the confederación de asociacio-nes de criadores de ovino de razas Latxa y Carranzana, held in Vitoria-Gasteiz, 19-20th May 2014 organized by the Livestock, Climate Change and Food Security Conference held in Madrid, 3rd June 2015”global innovation day” organized by Innobasque in Bilbao.
The project results have been also presented within the semi-nar “Mejora de la competitividad empresarial a través de la FP Pública-Euskadi+Innova” held in Vitoria-Gasteiz in 29th January 2015.
Results were also presented in an event organized by both Fun-dación Zadorra Slow Food and Foro Rural Mundial.
We have participated in a workshop with an oral presentation “Producción de aceite vegetal para uso como biocombustible en maquinaria agrícola y sus coproductos en alimentación animal” organized by the Diputación Foral de Alava and the UPH-EHU held in Vitoria-Gasteiz in 30th October 2014.
We have participated as well in the Joint ISNH/ISRP Internatio-nal Conference 2014: Harnessing the Ecology and Physiology of Herbivores held in Canberra in 8-12 September 2014.
We have organized workshops with interested farmers in France in collaboration with Laborantza Ganbara in Ainhize in 11th July 2016. Workshops with EGIBIDE students have been developed in 17th March 2016 in Vitoria-Gasteiz.
Results have been discussed with interested stakeholders such as concentrate producers in 20th November 2014 in Markina and with the UAGA trade union in 23rd October 2014.
Last but not least the final conclusions were presented to the public in general during the final conference took place in Vitoria-Gasteiz in 29th September 2016.
.: Communication strategy
The LIFE logo can be seen on the website, roll ups and any other material.
Project Website: www.lifeseedcapital.eu
The website was initially developed and a fairly good positioning in google searches has been achieved. Articles, news and de-liverables are available for anyone interested can be found on the website. News can be found on the blog. The project can be found on the social networks: Twitter: www.twitter.com/lifeseed-capital y Facebook: www.facebook.com/lifeseedcapital
Publications
The project has been active by publishing the achieved results in local or national media. The project results have been dissemina-ted in both specialized and general channels.
A total of 6 radio interviews have been done. The project has been presented in TV shows such as “El escarabajo verde”, “Agrosfera” or “Sustraia”, and on the local newscast “Teleberri”. In addition the achieved results have been published on different journals: AFRIGA, 136:94-100; GRANDES CULTIVOS, 6:6-11, TRATAMIENTOS TÉRMICOS Y SUPERFICIALES and PLAS-TICOS UNIVERSALES. The results have also been revealed on the internet achieving so far 40 digital impacts (AGRILAND, AGRODIGITAL, AGROINFORMACION, ALLABOUTFEED, FEEDNAVIGATOR…)
Dissemination material
The project has prepared different material that has been handed to the partners, involved farmers and public in general. Informati-ve panels have been edited and placed in different farms directly involved in the project.
.: After Life communication plan
The main dissemination actions that are considered are: the website, dissemination material, organization and assistance to events, publication in journals and demonstrative actions.
Project website
The website, twitter and facebook accounts will be maintained during 5 years. Updates will be done according to the new infor-mation that is generated.
Dissemination materials
That layman report will be uploaded to the website. This infor-mation will be shared in the social networks: website, facebook and twitter.
Organization and assistance to events
LIFE SEEDCAPITAL will be present in different national and international events. For instance results will be presented in events such as that organized by AIDA and SEOC in Spain, and EAAP in Europe.
Publication in journals
A minimum of two articles are expected to be published in inter-national journals. Targeted journals could be Animal Feed Scien-ce and Technology, Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, Animal and Livestock Science.
Demonstrative actions
Farmers are interested in the results obtained by LIFE SEEDCA-PITAL. As a consequence, LIFE SEEDCAPITAL will have all the machinery (portable press…) required to obtain rapeseed cake and oil available for anyone interested. In addition technical su-pport and advise to use the oil or cake at farm level will be given anytime.
Budget
Activity Objetive Budget
Website update
Keep information updated
2500 €
Assistante to events
General dissemina-tion of results
1000€
Visits Presentation and dis-semination of results
400€
www.lifeseedcpital.eu
CONTACT:Principal Investigator: Aser GarcíaCampus Agroalimentario de Arkaute Vitoria-Gasteiz (ARABA)
Tel.: (+34) 945 12 13 13Fax: (+34) 945 28 14 [email protected]
