European Efficient 20 Project Trials
European Efficient 20 Project Trials
Efficient 20 is a Europe wide industry science project to reduce on farm diesel consumption. The notes below tell you a bit more about the Efficient 20 project. The aim is to reduce your fuel consumption by 20%, save you money and at the same time contribute to industry research into a general reduction in fuel usage through better design, better maintenance, better handling and so forth.
- The project is EU wide with participation by about 6 countries in a pilot.
- RuralNet, based at Stoneleigh, has been approved to undertake a technology focused approach to the UK part of the project. They will develop interactive ways of sharing the information across the industry.
- Shropshire, Staffordshire and Herefordshire Rural Hubs are partners.
- Harper Adams have agreed to be actively involved, both through farm equipment monitoring and scientific analysis of the results as they come through.
Participating farms need to:
- Have at least one tractor
- Consume at least 3,000 litres of fuel per year
Reasons to participate:
- The aim is to reduce your fuel consumption by 20% and save you money.
- It is a structured way to monitor your fuel usage with very little effort.
- It gives you an opportunity to benchmark against other users.
- It’s an opportunity to educate farm staff on fuel efficiency without pain, and raise awareness of good practice on the farm.
- It will contribute to a major Europe wide project which will eventually benefit all farmers.
- It’s an opportunity to look critically at equipment and how to fine tune.
- The project organisers are looking at bringing in specialised measuring equipment during the project, to help you look at your use.
- It will save you money.
- Project group members will have an opportunity to purchase subsidised measurement kit (a CAN-BUS system).
The Hub is investigating the possibility of a visit to a European farm for those involved in the Shropshire project to compare and contrast results. We are also looking at a trip to a major inter European agricultural machinery show.
Tractor companies will be involved across Europe and they will transfer information they pull together to the participants.
Any participating farmer will be included in privileged information from the research as it becomes available.
An initial meeting is being held in Bishops Castle at 7pm on Tuesday 14 December and even if you can't make it but you'd like to know more about the project, please call Victoria on 01939 262106 or 07967 438516.
