Discover the tech that's revolutionizing livestock farming
Cutting edge, scalable technology to monitor & reduce methane emissions, and help farmers improve productivity, efficiency and animal welfare.
Cutting edge, scalable technology to monitor & reduce methane emissions, and help farmers improve productivity, efficiency and animal welfare.
The methane is released into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide and water. Carbon dioxide has a much lower global warming effect than methane1, helping reduce livestock’s impact on the climate, and giving us a better chance to limit global warming to 1.5˚C by 2030.
Energy is also recovered during the oxidation process to keep the catalyst charged, so that it doesn’t require an external source of energy to keep the catalyst running.
Key Benefits:
Reduced methane & environmental footprint:
Initial trials indicate our ability to mitigate methane by up to 50%.
Applicable to all livestock systems
Unlike currently available feed additives that can only be used in systems where animals are fed regularly, ZELP’s technology can be used in all livestock systems.
ZELP is developing proprietary measurement systems to measure both the methane produced by cows and the methane oxidised by our catalytic device.
Key Benefits:
Improved understanding:
Researchers will be able to use the technology to track the volume of methane produced by different cattle, under different conditions.
Verified carbon credits:
By tracking the volume of methane oxidised per cow, ZELP’s technology can be used to generate fully verified, traceable carbon credits.
1 – “Methane Emissions”. European Commission Energy. Accessed July 2023.
https://energy.ec.europa.eu/topics/oil-gas-and-coal/methane-emissions_en
2 – K.A. Leach, et al. “The effects of early treatment for hindlimb lameness in dairy cows on four commercial UK farms”. The Veterinary Journal; 2012; 193(3); pages 626-632.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2012.06.043
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovating programme under grant agreement No. 877091.