Projects
Development of a practical measuring technique for the airflow rate and emissions of naturally ventilated animal houses Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
The use of natural ventilation in animal housing is problematic as no reliable measuring and control technique is available for the ventilation rate. Likewise, no reliable measuring technique exists for aerial emissions from naturally ventilated animal houses. The aim of this project is to develop a practical measuring technique which can be used to measure and control the ventilation rate as ...
Technological platform to develop nutritional additives to reduce methane emissions from ruminants Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Small and medium-sized enterprises confront barriers to developing feed additives that may reduce the methane production in ruminants. ILVO, along with 4 other European research institutes, therefore offers a technology platform. The purpose of the platform is to study how these products work, both in vitro and in vivo and globally. In particular the project meets 1) the need to standardize and ...
Technological platform to develop nutritional additives to reduce methane emissions from ruminants Ghent University
SMEtahne aims to provide a technological platform for SME's to develop and progress further knowledge on the succesful use of nutritional additives to reduce methane emissions from ruminants. SMEthans research consortium combines the capabilities of five major research and educational organizations from 4 European countries plus 6 enterprises with long experience in developing nutritional additives
Joint research regarding how resins impact emissions from composite wood panels Hasselt University
GHG emissions trading in the EU and in the USA. Impact and opportunities for third countries, in particular China Ghent University
This research will evaluate the legal context for emissions trading in green gas gasses in China. Starting with international emissions trading between countries parties to the Kyoto Protocol, a legal assessment will be made of emissions trading in the EU and in the USA. These emissions trading schemes will be used as models for China, either for internal emissions trading or for linking Chinese emissions trading with the EU emissions ...
Physiological indicators of polluting emissions of livestock Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
This project focuses on the methane emissions from dairy cows. We look for parameters in the milk that are reliably related to the actual methane emissions from the animal. The larger underlying objective is to find realistic measures to decrease the emissions (with a main focus on methane) from ruminants. Finding these measures is the main topic of another project, "Methane emissions from cattle ...
Avoided deforestation and climate change mitigation: a sustainability assessment of an international mechanism for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD). University of Antwerp
Development of Belgian REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) Information Systems. KU Leuven
Development of a medium speed internal combustion engine and extremely low emissions, suitable as diesel, dual fuel- and heavy fuel engine. Ghent University
Demand for diesel engines with higher capacities and increasingly stringent emissions are the direct cause of the start of this project. The overall project includes the acquisition of knowledge and its application about low emission engines and designing a new "near zero emission" diesel The overall objective of the IWT R & D project is twofold: - Acquire knowledge and apply it to the current existing DZ engine with a view to drastically ...