NENUPHAR
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Description and objectives
NENUPHAR addresses the challenges of nutrient pollution and high fertilizer prices by proposing nitrogen and phosphorus recovery from waste streams as a solution. This will make it possible to supply new fertilizers at competitive prices and improve the health of soil, air and water systems. To achieve this, an intensive policy, regulatory and governance approach is proposed to engage all key stakeholders.
The project focuses on three waste streams in the EU: manure, sewage sludge and dairy wastewater. It introduces four key innovations, including a methodology for estimating N/P emissions, new governance models, economic and financial incentives, and enabling technologies.
Value proposition
Implementation will take place in three regional clusters and two island systems, with a total recovery potential of 273 tons of N and 72 tons of P. NENUPHAR will employ a multi-stakeholder approach with 21 entities representing farmers, waste managers, circularity and agronomy experts, social science experts, environmental organizations and public administrations.
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CAYC, GESTCOMPOST, FUNDACIO UNIVERSITARIA BALMES, ZEMNIEKU SAEIMA, LATVIJAS BIOZINATNU UN TEHNOLOGIJU UNIVERSITATE,LATVIJAS UDENSAPGADES UN KANALIZACIJAS UZNEMUMU ASOCIACIJA, VIESOJI ISTAIGA NACIONALINE REGIONU PLETROS AGENTURA, VYTAUTO DIDZIOJO UNIVERSITETAS, AKI AGRARKOZGAZDASAGI INTEZET NONPROFIT KFT, TEBIKE IPARI, SLOVENSKA POLNOHOSPODARSKA UNIVERZITA V NITRE, VYSOKOSKOLSKY POLNOHOSPODARSKY PODNIK SPU SRO, STEINBEIS INNOVATION GGMBH, BORNHOLMS SPILDEVAND A/S, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT OF CYPRUS, DRAXIS ENVIRONMENTAL SA, EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL BUREAU, SZECHENYI ISTVAN EGYETEM