Oak Park House Teagasc HQ
Transcript of Oak Park House Teagasc HQ
Oak Park HouseTeagasc HQBuilt 1830-1890
TEAGASC ‐
Promoting Innovation in the Irish Bio‐Economy
Teagasc Role
Advisory Offices
Research Farms
Colleges
Food Research Programme
TEAGASC ‐
Promoting Innovation in the Irish Bio‐Economy
The Geography of Teagasc
HQ, Oak Park, Carlow
Agricultural Research
TEAGASC ‐
Promoting Innovation in the Irish Bio‐Economy
Teagasc Goals
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Improve the competitiveness of agriculture, food and the wider bio‐economy
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Support sustainable farming and the environment
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Encourage diversification of the rural economy and enhance the quality of lifein rural areas
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TEAGASC ‐
Promoting Innovation in the Irish Bio‐Economy
Crops, Environment & Land Use Programme
Research Priorities
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Crop agronomy & sustainable crop production systems
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Crop genomics & the geneticimprovement of tillage crops
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Energy crops and bio‐processing.
BETTER farm.
Horticulture.
Forestry
Field tour: energy crop production Field tour: energy crop production Willow Willow
Reed canary grassReed canary grassHempHemp
MiscanthusMiscanthus
Laboratory tour
• Stirling biomass‐CHP plant
• Non‐wood pellets and briquettes
• Emissions from biomass combustion
• Cereal grains for home heating
• On‐site biomass boilers?
Stirling CHP plant37.5 kWe , 140 kWth
Pellets for home heating
•Sawdust most suitable material
• Alternatives– Willow
– Miscanthus
– Rape straw– Wheat straw
– Barley straw• How do they compare
with wood pellets?
Issues with alternative biomass pellets
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Low bulk density– Pelleting difficulties
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Higher ash content– Need automated ash removal systems
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Lower ash melting point– Slagging and clinker
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Higher CL and S contents– Corrosive elements lead to boiler degradation
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Higher N content– Increased NOx emissions
Benekov grain boiler 001
Regards,
Andrew Keppel
Engineering Department,Teagasc Crops Research Centre,Oak Park,Co. Carlow,Ireland
Phone: +353 59 91 70255Fax: +353 59 91 42423
Grain boilers•Oats best, triticale ok•16% moisture preferable
Suitable for:•Tillage farm homes•Other rural homes?
Current research
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Future low emission biomass combustion systems
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Partners from– Austria, Germany, Poland, Sweden, Finland
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Focus on NOx and PM emission reduction– Primary and secondary measures
Future Bio Tec
KWB 100 kW boiler
Fuel:wood pellets
Heating: Research building
Offices/labs
Heizomat 300 kW boiler
Fuel: wood chips (miscanthus?) Heating: Oak Park House (admin)
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Grass Oats, barley Sugar beet
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High in lignocellulose, low in starch, protein, fermentable sugar
Ireland’s Agri-Food Industry�.
€8.16bn, 10% of total exports and 7% of GVA
Ireland’s Agri‐Food Industry
TEAGASC ‐
Promoting Innovation in the Irish Bio‐Economy
Ireland’s Agri-Food Industry
To support science‐based innovation in the agri‐food sector
and the wider bio‐economy so as to underpin profitability,
competitiveness and sustainability.
Teagasc Mission
TEAGASC ‐
Promoting Innovation in the Irish Bio‐Economy