GREEN Project: Green Rural Economy Energy Network Project

AD装置受益于政府的可再生能源财政激励计划。然而，这已经缩小了广告行业已经停滞不前。尽管如此，农业仍然欣赏AD的更广泛潜力。人们开始关注“**_bigger picture_**”，以支持对AD的可持续投资，从而使下一代农业的核心业务面向未来。AD的产出是能够实现多样化的“**_资源_**”。这些“**_绿色_**”的商业工业机会，创造就业机会，加强当地经济和社区。有利的“**_商业模式_**”需要在没有补贴支持的情况下显示经济可行性。RP合作伙伴关系，是创新的第三代农民与雄心勃勃的商业计划的增长。积极探索各种选择，并准备为下一代进行重大投资，他们本质上是这类项目的真实客户，并已同意为第一阶段可行性研究做出贡献，如果成功，第二阶段原型展示场地将位于他们的场地。其中不可或缺的是在其格林菲尔德场地上新建的500头机器人奶牛场单元和在其相邻的布朗菲尔德场地上新建的商业工业综合体的综合开发。他们希望实现净零碳足迹或更好的碳足迹的可持续业务增长。这将使更多的再生农业与增加的环境效益，也将有利于当地社区。这与以适当大小的AD系统为中心的整体系统方法的概念相一致。农场的主要粮食生产（乳制品和可耕地作物）将产生维持AD的废物流;这将捕获温室气体排放并将其转化为可用的能源，电力，热量和运输燃料。输入的植物营养素将被回收并循环回土地，以支持植物生长，使循环重新开始。**_我们的创新_** 旨在通过推进“**_AD全系统方法_**”来推进AD的既定技术，以减少农业实践对社会和环境的影响。它考虑如何生产和管理资源，以实现可持续农业并支持下一代农民。挖掘土地提高土地肥力是现实的、可持续的，是正确的做法！剩余的二氧化碳和热量将支持作物在覆盖下生长，减少对粮食进口的依赖。** 我们的挑战 ** 是改变对广告的普遍看法和应用。在这个项目中，我们将首次展示一个可操作的展示设施，以展示协同AD全系统方法的好处。

AD installations have benefited from the government's renewable energy financial incentive scheme. However, this has been scaled back the AD industry has stalled. Nevertheless, the farming industry still appreciates AD's wider potential. Interest is emerging, looking at the "**_bigger picture_**" to support the sustainable investment in AD to future-proof the core business for next generation farming. The outputs of AD are "**_resources_**" that enable diversification. These "**_green_**" commercial industrial opportunities, create jobs, strengthening the local economy and community. The enabling "**_business models_**" need to show economic viability without subsidy support. RP Partnership, are innovative third generation farmers with ambitious business plans for growth. Actively exploring various options and ready to invest significantly for the future generation they are, in essence, real-world customers of this type of project and have agreed to contribute to the Phase 1 Feasibility Study and if successful, for the Phase 2 Prototype showcase site to be located at their premises. Integral to this is the integrated developments of a new 500-herd robotic dairy unit on their greenfield site and a commercial industrial complex on their adjacent brownfield site. They want to achieve sustainable business growth with a net zero or better, carbon footprint. This will enable more regenerative farming with increased environmental benefits that will also benefit the local community. This aligns with the concept of a Whole System approach centred around a suitably sized AD system. The farms primary food production (dairy and arable crops) will create waste streams that will sustain an AD; this will capture and convert GHG emissions into usable energy, electricity, heat, and transport fuel. Input plant nutrients will be recovered and recycled back onto the land to support plant growth, to enable the cycle to start again. **_Our innovation_** seeks to advance the established technology of AD, by progressing the "**_AD Whole System approach_**" to reduce the societal and environmental impacts of agricultural practices. It considers how resources are produced and managed, to realise sustainable agriculture and support future generation of farmers. Digestate to improve land fecundity is realistic and sustainable, it is the right thing to do! Surplus CO2 and heat will support crops grown under cover, reducing reliance on food imports. **Our challenge** is to change the general perception and application of AD. In this project we will present for the first time an operational showcase facility to demonstrate the benefits of a synergistic AD Whole System approach.