EFFICIENT 20, European Farmers and Foresters Involved for Contributing to an Intelligent Energy

Network towards the target of 20% reduction in fuel consumption

Guillaume DEFAYS

Unité de Recherche Machinisme et Infrastructures agricolesDépartement Productions et FilièresCentre wallon de Recherches agronomiques CRA-WChaussée de Namur, 146B-5030 Gembloux - BelgiqueTél.: ++32(0)81 627 170Fax.: ++32(0)81 615 847Email: g.defays@cra.wallonie.be

History

European Union climate and energy package (2008) targets for 2020: “20-20-20”• +20% energy efficiency

Programme “Intelligent Energy – Europe” (IEE)• EFFICIENT20

- Contribution of farmers and foresters

The project Efficient20

The focus is put on fuel oil used in farming machinery, which represents more than

50% of the energy consumed in agriculture

The agricultural operations are complex, fuel consumptions are not well known

Making savings as attractive as renewable energy production is our challenge!

A Network with concrete actions

30 pilot groups in 9 different countries implement monitoring and fuel saving actions

A European communication campaign allows to speak loud about fuel savings

Tractor manufacturers, agricultural schools and farming organisations are invited to join the network

A common source of fuel saving informations (http://efficient20.eu )

Expected results

Sharing of the results and the knowledge to get: 20% fuel savings in pilot groups at the end of the

project Online database with field tests results on fuel

savings (before and after fuel savings actions) Teaching modules for eco-drivers, handouts,

presentations and handbooks on fuel savings in agriculture and forestry

40 events attended throughout Europe 60 active Associated Members implementing actions

and disseminating the project’s results.

Example: « Strategies for saving fuel with tractor

(trainer handbook) »

Fuel consumption measurement

1. Refueling of the tank – working in the field – refueling of the tank – recording the filled volume

2. Refitted measuring equipment3. Fuel consumption at tractor terminal

Date Time

Time required

Plot / operation / used equipment/ operation conditions / working

depth, working height

Area Diesel consumption

from until [h] [ha] [l] [l/h] [l/ha]

20.08.09 10.00 14.30 4.5 Meadow land / cutting / front-rear-

combination / first cut / 6 cm 13.5 54 12 4

Recordings about fuel consumption are the basis for efficient future savings!

Source: Vredestein

Heavy pulling work (ploughing)

Chassis, tyre pressure

Adapt the tyre pressure of the axle load to the operating speed.

- - - Tyre pressure (bar) when working in the field with velocity below 20 km/h

___ Tyre pressure (bar) when working with velocity over 20 km/h

Source: Co.Vredestein

Comparative test: tyre pressure

Maximum fuel saving of 10%

Join the Efficient20 network Check www.efficient20.eu for news and upcoming events Becoming an Associated member:

• You will have access to detailed information on our website and fuel monitoring database on efficent20.eu

• If you are currently leading actions about fuel savings, EFFICIENT20 project will be glad to advertise your actions or help you implementing them.

• Tractor manufacturers, dealers, farming schools, universities and institutes are welcomed in the Network.

Partners and contact

Great Britain : Ruralnet Futures

Solvenia : KGZS, Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry of Slovenia and AIS, Agricultural Institute of Slovenia

Belgium, CRAW Wallon Agricultural Research Centre

Spain, APEA, Agencia Provincial de la Energía de Ávila

Austria FJBLT FRANCISCO JOSEPHINUM WIESELBURG

Poland PIMR Polish Industrial Institute of Agricultural Engineering

Germany KWF Kuratorium für Waldarbeit und Forsttechnik

Italy ENAMA Ente Nazionale per la Meccanizzazione Agricola

France CEMAGREF Institut de recherche pour l’ingénierie de l’agriculture et de l’environnement

France CRAB Regional Agricultural Chamber of Britanny

France AILE, local energy agency

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Thank you

Guillaume DEFAYS

CRA-WChaussée de Namur, 146B-5030 Gembloux - BelgiqueTél.: ++32(0)81 627 170Fax.: ++32(0)81 615 847Email: g.defays@cra.wallonie.be