At TEAPOTS, we are passionate about revolutionizing the way we meet local and seasonal energy demand in the agri-food sector.

Our team is dedicated to finding innovative solutions that not only boosts efficiency but also contribute to a sustainable future.

With a focus on technology and collaboration, we strive to create a greener and more reliable energy infrastructure for the agri-food industry.

We aim to meet energy demands for farmers valorising the agricultural waste reuse, reducing the associated emissions also linked with the used fossil fuels.

Thanks to the incorporation of renewable energy technologies, the TEAPOTS Integrated Solution (TIS) will be able to produce renewable energy through an integrated and flexible trigeneration system to obtain heat, cold and electricity to the need.

Key Innovations of the TEAPOTS Project

TEAPOTS introduces pioneering solutions to transform the agricultural sector through renewable energy and digital tools for efficient, eco-friendly management.

TEAPOTS Integrated Solution - TIS

PU and CHRS

Generates renewable heat from diverse biomass sources, producing compost and biochar to enhance waste management and boost energy efficiency.

A year-round renewable energy system that uses agricultural waste to generate heat, electricity, and cooling, while converting waste into valuable biochar and compost.

TEAPOTS Digital Platform - TDP

Support Technologies

Dry Cooler & Oil-free AWC
(DC & AWC)

Delivers efficient, sustainable cooling and refrigeration powered by renewable energy, using environmentally safe cooling fluids.

A digital platform offering tools to manage agricultural waste logistics, support local collaboration, and optimize eco-friendly waste management for cost-efficient operations.

Organic Rankine Cycle
(ORC)

Transforms heat into renewable electricity, providing a cost-effective, low-maintenance solution ideal for remote agricultural locations.

Integrated Waste-to-Energy Process

Challenges Driving Our Mission

The agricultural sector faces several significant challenges in transitioning to sustainable practices, particularly in managing energy needs and reducing environmental impact. The TEAPOTS project addresses these challenges head-on, aiming to transform agricultural waste into valuable energy resources and by-products while supporting the shift to renewable energy.

  • Technological Challenge

    Developing, scaling, and integrating innovative technologies within the agricultural and industrial sectors is complex and faces resistance to creating a symbiotic environment.

  • Social Challenge

    There is a need for inclusive collaboration among key players in the agricultural value chain and for improving social awareness around sustainable practices.

  • Economic Challange

    Current geopolitical crises and competitive fossil fuel prices in the EU make the transition to renewable energy economically challenging.

  • Environmental Challenge

    Agricultural waste is often burned, contributing to a significant environmental footprint.

  • Energetic Challenge

    Supplying renewable energy to critical sectors is essential to meet European Green Deal targets for 2030 and to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

 Objectives

  • TEAPOTS will exploit pyrolysis and thermo-composting to manage difficult-to-be-treated agri-waste such as animal, pruning and lignocellulosic waste.

    A digital solution will integrate field, satellite, and machine data to predict agricultural waste and provide guidelines for the treatment of biomass to produce energy.

  • The TIS will valorise agri-waste while sequestering carbon and nutrients in the form of biochar and compost. This will decrease farm’s GHGs emissions and nutrients leakage in waterbodies, while valorising agri-waste usually mismanaged for their excessive nutrients (poultry waste) or lignocellulosic content.

    The TDP will allow a better logistics for local agri-waste allowing their valorization as renewable energy sources.

  • Biochar and compost will work as soil improver, carbon sink and nutrients retainers, while improving soil biodiversity. The three pilots involved in the project will help in proving the positive effect of biochar and compost and of the coordination between different producers to provide different biomass waste. TEAPOTS will prove the economic benefit of new agriculture practices involving trees out of forest and the co-presence of different crops rather than monocultures, increasing ecosystem services, pollination, water quality.

  • The TDP will support the farmer in agri-waste treatment through the prediction of yields and biomass production and the decision of the best valorisation path to obtain renewable energy and high value products.

  • TEAPOTS conduct surveys during the project to determine the required solutions and the end-user’s needs, thanks to the network of local organizations able to involve farmers and food producers. This will allow a better technology development to meet end-users’ demands, while helping them in the change of paradigm to become prosumers rather than energy consumers.

    sLCA will be included to determine the societal impact of the TIS on end-users and the local communities, related to changes in the waste value chain and the relation with local stakeholders to meet energy demand through waste.