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Research Title: Mr.
Contact First Name: Chris
Contact Surname: Johnston
Contact Address:
Environment and Renewable Energy Centre AFBI Crops, Grassland & Ecology Branch Sustainable Agri-Food Sciences Division Large Park Hillsborough BT26 6DRTelephone Contact Number: +44 (0) 28 92 681540
Fax Contact Number:
Email Address: chris.johnston@afbini.gov.uk
Organisation Type: Research Institute
Higher Education Organisation Name: Other Institute
Other Organisation Name(s) if appropriate: Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
Research Organisation or Company/Corporate Website: http://www.afbini.gov.uk/
Organisation or Individual Expertise:
The Environment and Renewable Energy Centre (EREC) assists the agri-food industry in maximising the potential of renewable energy and supports technology transfer activities as well as providing visiting groups (Farmers, Industry, Government, Research, & Educational) with a wide range of information on many aspects of renewable energy production and its use. The centre researchs and demonstrates real integration of agriculturally derived energy sources, their conversion and effects on environmental protection (air, soil, water).
Research areas include ...
• Short Rotation Coppice (SRC) willow production with bioremediation of wastes, effluents, leachates and biosolids
• Evaluation of willow clones best suited to our climatic conditions
• Investigation into further exploitation of the multifunctionality of woody energy crops eg, riparian strips, disease barriers, carbon sinks
• SRC crop management and harvesting regimes
• Research into rust diseases and planting strategies to minimise rust damage
• Techniques for storage and drying of biomass crop materials
• Evaluation of planting and harvesting methodologies to ensure maximum biomass yields.
• Combustion and emission characteristics of varying biomass sources
• The effect of the incorporation of renewable energy schemes on the carbon footprint of the AFBI Hillsborough site
• Improving and evaluating the agronomy of Miscanthus to achieve higher DM yields
• Demonstration and evaluation of anaerobic digestion for the potential of on-farm AD for agriculture in Northern Ireland as a future strategy for managing farm manures and plant nutrients in the manures together with production of renewable energy.
Organisation or Individual Expertise Keywords:
willow src biofiltration remediation phytoremediation biomass combustion emissions carbon ghg
This researcher or research organisation has expressed interest in the following areas:
This researcher or research organisation has expressed interest in the following areas of EU Research Partnerships:
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This researcher or research organisation has outlined their interests in Challenge 5 as follows:
Developing integrated approaches for the sustainable management of water-related challenges
Smart cities and communities
→ Competitive low-carbon energy
Waste: a resource to recycle, reuse and recover raw materials
Water innovation: boosting its value for Europe
This researcher/organisation has interest(s) in Societal Challenges 5 Priority Areas as outlined as follows
None specified.
This researcher has indicated interest(s) and expertise in Societal Challenges 5 Cross-cutting areas as follows:
No cross-cutting areas specified
AFBI involvement in •Intereg lVA Lead Partner – (ANSWER ) Agricultural Need for Sustainable Willow Effluent Recycling. Cross-border £2.1m project •EU 5th Framework, Fair 5 (CT97-3947), 5 Countries (Sweden, France, Northern Ireland and Greece) •EU 6th Framework, BIOPROS, 9 Countries •EU Life, Water RENEW Project, UK •RENEW Interreg IIIA
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Interest in LIFE subprogrammes:
Environment and Resource Efficiency
COST Actions/LIFE programmes the researcher is currently or has participated in:
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