Sustainable Renewable Energy VALUE chains for answering FARMers' needs

为了按照欧盟的绿色协议使农业部门非农业化，关键是在当地采用符合当地农民在电力、热力、流动性、废物和土地管理方面需求的可再生能源技术。在此背景下，VALUE 4FARM项目将在为期42个月的项目中聚集14个合作伙伴（包括7个研究型合作伙伴，3个中小企业和3个协会），以在TRL 6 -7上展示基于沼气的三个可再生本地价值链的有效性，可持续性和可复制性，并将可持续粮食和可再生能源生产结合起来。在丹麦，将在传统的生物甲烷途径基础上增加附加物，以满足大型农场的当地具体情况。在比利时，将展示一种更好地利用现有残余物流的途径，以有效生产电力/热力和燃料，从而满足小规模农场的流动性需求。在意大利，将研究杂交兼容性，以建立一个有效的离网生物甲烷工厂。将根据至少200项农民的具体要求制定可持续农作物议定书，以应对农业部门的挑战，同时与可再生能源生产相匹配。所有价值链都将通过养分回收促进循环。农民从项目一开始就积极参与，将促进示范价值链的吸收。该项目已选定在冰岛、意大利和波兰的三个复制点。对VALUE 4FARM价值链的经济、环境和社会效益的评估将广泛分享并传播给相关利益攸关方。特别是，为了鼓励整个欧洲更广泛的农业社区受益于从他们的土地上生产粮食和能源，并展示在示范点吸取的经验教训，将提供一个开放获取的在线决策支持工具。

In order to defossilise the agricultural sector in line with the EU Green Deal, the local incorporation of renewable energy technologies matching local farmers’ needs in terms of electricity, heat, mobility, waste and land management is key. In this context, the VALUE4FARM project will gather 14 partners (including 7 research-oriented partners, 3 SMEs and 3 associations) in a 42-month project to demonstrate at TRL6-7 the effectiveness, sustainability and replicability of three renewable-based local value chains based on biogas, and coupling sustainable food and renewable-energy production. In Denmark, add-ons to the traditional biomethane pathway will be brought for answering the local specificities of large-scale farms. In Belgium, a pathway towards better use of already-existing residual streams will be demonstrated for efficient production of electricity/heat and fuel, thus answering mobility needs for small-scale farms. In Italy, hybridisation compatibilities will be investigated towards the creation of an efficient off-grid biomethane plant. Sustainable agricultural crop protocols will be developed, based on at least 200 farmers’ specifications, meeting the challenges of the agricultural sector, while matching renewable energy production. All value chains will promote circularity through nutrient recovery. The uptake of the demonstrated value chains will be facilitated by a strong involvement of farmers from the very beginning of the project. Three replication sites in Iceland, Italy and Poland have already been selected in the project. The assessment of the economic, environmental and social benefits of the VALUE4FARM value chains will be widely shared and disseminated to relevant stakeholders. In particular, to encourage the wider farming community across Europe to benefit from producing both food and energy from their land and showcasing the lessons learnt in the demonstration sites, an online decision support tool will be made available in open-access.