Policy Brief – mid-term "Supporting the transition for circular nutrient flows"

Project Number: 101081883 Project Acronym: P2GreeN Deliverable 6.7 1 | P a g e Horizon Europe Programme HORIZON-CL6-2022-ZEROPOLLUTION-01 This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme, under Grant Agreement No°101081883. Start date of project: 1st December 2022 Duration: 48 months D6.7 Policy brief – mid term Closing the gap between fork and farm for circular nutrient flows Project Number: 101081883 Project Acronym: P2GreeN Deliverable 6.7 1 | P a g e Deliverable details Work Package Title WP6 - Communication, Exploitation, Dissemination Task Number 6.3 Deliverable Number 6.7 Deliverable Title Policy Brief – mid-term “Supporting the transition for circular nutrient flows” Revision Number Responsible Organisation AGRA Author(s) Anita Beblek, Sven Möller, Janusz Dabrowski Due Date Monday, September 30, 2024 Delivered Date Monday, September 30, 2024 Reviewed by Stefan Karlowsky, Aisling Connolly, Simon Gresset, Orestis, Rizopoulos Dissemination level PU - Public Please cite as Beblek et al, D6.7 Policy Brief mid -term “Supporting the transition for circular nutrient flows”, P2GreeN Consortium. Accessible at www.p2green.eu Contact person EC Sofia Pachini Contributing partners 1. AGRATHAER GMBH – Germany (Coordinator) 2. LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUR GEMUSEUND ZIERPFLANZENBAU GROSSBEEREN/ERFURT EV – Germany 3. VILLE DE PARIS – France 4. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN – Ireland Project Number: 101081883 Project Acronym: P2GreeN Deliverable 6.7 2 | P a g e 5. SVERIGES LANTBRUKSUNIVERSITET - Sweden 6. COPENHAGEN BUSINESS SCHOOL - Denmark 7. LUONNONVARAKESKUS - Finland 8. NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND MAYNOOTH - Ireland 9. ETHNIKO KENTRO EREVNAS KAI TECHNOLOGIKIS ANAPTYXIS - Greece 10. BIOAZUL, SL - Spain 11. CIP CITIZENS IN POWER - Cyprus 12. GOLDEIMER GEMEINNUTZIGE GMBH - Germany 13. INSTITUT D'ARQUITECTURA AVANCADA DE CATALUNYA - Spain 14. ICLEI EUROPEAN SECRETARIAT GMBH (ICLEI EUROPASEKRETARIAT GMBH) - Germany 15. FUNDACION CENTRO ANDALUZ DE INVESTIGACIONES DEL AGUA - Spain 16. SUN GLOBAL CHEMICALS SERVICES SL - Spain 17. IRIDRA SRL - Italy 18. ECOLE NATIONALE DES PONTS ET CHAUSSEES - France 19. KOZGAZDASAGES REGIONALIS TUDOMANYI KUTATOKOZPONT - Hungary 20. HAFENCITY UNIVERSITAT HAMBURG - Germany 21. SUSTCHEM TECHNIKI SYMVOULEFTIKI ANONYMI ETAIREIA - Greece 22. TRANSITION APS - Denmark 23. TRIODOS BANK NV - Netherlands 24. MOVERIM CONSULTING SPRL - Belgium 25. SOCIEDAD AGRARIA DE TRANSFORMACION TROPS N 2803 DE RESPONSABILIDAD LIMITADA - Spain 26. AGRI SMART DATA SL - Spain Project Number: 101081883 Project Acronym: P2GreeN Deliverable 6.7 3 | P a g e 27. TOUCH DOWN GOTLAND AB - Sweden 28. SANITATION360 AB - Sweden 29. GOTLANDS BRYGGERI AB - Sweden 30. AGUAS Y SANEAMIENTOS DE LA AXARQUIA SA - Spain 31. VunaNexus - Switzerland 32. Kreiswerke Barnim - Germany Project Number: 101081883 Project Acronym: P2GreeN Deliverable 6.7 4 | P a g e cultivation. Project Number: 101081883 Project Acronym: P2GreeN Deliverable 6.7 5 | P a g e 1. Introduction to the P2GreeN project This Policy Brief outlines guidance for policymakers across the European Commission to support the transition from a linearly organised resource and nutrient system within the agri-food chain towards circular clean tech value chains that reduce Nitrogen (N) and Phosphorus (P) emissions and contribute to European food security by reusing and converting N and P into safe bio-based fertilisers thereby reducing dependencies on mineral fertilisers. P2GreeN is a Horizon Europe funded project that started in December 2022 and has a duration of four years. P2GreeNs ambition is to foster a paradigm shift in our current linearly organised urban blue infrastructure and agricultural nutrient management. P2GreeN aims to develop innovative circular nutrient management systems that: a) use wastewater and human urine and faeces from urban areas as a valuable resource, recycling N and P b) turn recycled N and P, via four innovative clean technologies, into bio-based fertilisers c) are used for food production in agriculture across Europe, replacing current mineral fertilisers. Project Number: 101081883 Project Acronym: P2GreeN Deliverable 6.7 6 | P a g e This entire new approach is demonstrated initially in three pilot regions on a north-south trajectory from the Baltic Sea region Gotland (Sweden) via the North German Plain area, to the region of Axarquia in Southern Spain. In each of the pilot regions innovative circular systems for the utilisation of human urine, faecel matter and wastewater are implemented, demonstrating that the circular nutrient systems approach is viable. Project Number: 101081883 Project Acronym: P2GreeN Deliverable 6.7 7 | P a g e Four different technology approaches are established: Swedish pilot region: urine diversion at source to minimise nutrient loss and stabilisation treatment to produce a nutrient-rich pellet fertiliser for barley. German pilot region: collection of dry toilet contents from urban public toilets and festivals, thermophilic composting for humus-rich compost fertiliser as well as urinediversion at source using a dedicated bioreactor to produce liquid urine based fertiliser. Both fertilisers are used for rye and barley production. Swe ish pilot region on otlan e eloper of the urine con erting technolog S spin off fertili er pro ucer porta le toilet co pan eer pro ucer Project Number: 101081883 Project Acronym: P2GreeN Deliverable 6.7 8 | P a g e Spanish pilot region: decentralised processing of municipal wastewater via tertiary treatment (water reclamation plant) to reclaim water. The nutrient rich effluent is used to si ultaneousl irrigate an fertilise (“fertigation) Mango an A oca o trees, adjusting nutrient dosage to plant demand. orth er an lain pilot region facilitation of ellow water treat ent location s technolog pro i er urine treat ent fertili er pro ucer pro ision of r toilets contents technolog pro i er co posting far er fiel trials a A ar uia pilot region technolog pro i er for wastewater recla ation cooperati e of far ers technical a isor an crop anage ent water research centre for collecte ata anal sis software e eloper of S art rrigation ool ecision support s ste pu lic operator of unicipal Project Number: 101081883 Project Acronym: P2GreeN Deliverable 6.7 15 | P a g e Contact Programme Coordinator: agrathaer GmbH Eberswalder Straße 84, 15374 Müncheberg Tel.: +49 33432 82 149 [email protected] www.p2green.eu www.facebook.com/p2greenHorizonEU https://www.linkedin.com/in/p2green-horizon-eu-72aba1259/ www.instagram.com/p2green/ www.twitter.com/P2green_Horizon Funded by the European Union under Grant Agreement No°101081883. 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