Project
EFFICIENT20 - European Farmers and Foresters Involved for Contributing to an Intelligent Energy Network towards the Target of 20% reduction in fuel consumption
Funding origin:
European
STRIA Roadmaps:
Low-emission alternative energy for transport (ALT)
Transport mode:
Multimodal
Transport sectors:
Passenger transport
Freight transport
Project website:
Duration:
Start date: 01/05/2010,
End date: 01/04/2013
Status: Finished
Funding details:
Overview
Background & policy context:
More than 50% of teh energy consumed by European farmers go to fuel for their machinery. EFFICIENT20 was designed to encourage farmers and foresters to contribute to reaching the target set by the European Union of 20% energy savings compared to the projections by 2020, through amongst other, reducing their fuel consumption.
Objectives:
The project had two main goals:
To create a European Network dedicated to fuel savings in the agricultural and forestry industries;
To achieve 20% fuel saving in the participating pilot groups by the end of the project.
Methodology:
The following steps were taken to reach these two goals:
- Data on fuel consumption was collected from expert field tests and directly from farmers in order to fill the gaps in references.
- Pilot groups of farmers or foresters committed themselves to monitor and reduce their fuel consumption by 20% during the project.
- Surveys were carried out to increase knowledge about how farmers and foresters understand and use their machinery and particularly fuel consumption monitoring devices.
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