{"id":497,"date":"2019-06-18T13:34:01","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T13:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/recirculate\/?page_id=497"},"modified":"2022-03-04T15:26:54","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T15:26:54","slug":"water-for-energy-production","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/recirculate\/research\/water-for-energy-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Water for Energy Production"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How can agricultural communities in West Africa benefit from anaerobic digestion of waste?
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Closing the waste loop<\/a><\/p>\n

Closing the waste loop; a case of the cattle rumen digestate amended with poultry droppings as bio-fertilizer. The end products of anaerobic digestion…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t March 1, 2022\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a><\/p>\n

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The team at the University of Benin have been working on different aspects of the RECIRCULATE Water for Energy Production workpackage, one very import…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t March 1, 2022\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a><\/p>\n

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RECIRCULATE early career researchers inspire<\/a><\/p>\n

Graduate researchers working with the RECIRCULATE Project, Afua Owusu-Kwarteng, Victoria Obatusin, Bhushan Gandhi and Eric Mensah\u00a0recently took part …\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t November 30, 2021\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a><\/p>\n

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RECIRCULATE at COP26<\/a><\/p>\n

Through November 2021 members of our project have been involved with activities taking place at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) h…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t November 30, 2021\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a><\/p>\n

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RECIRCULATE Annual Meeting 2021<\/a><\/p>\n

The RECIRCULATE\/ACTUATE Annual\u00a0Meeting\u00a0for 2021\u00a0was held over 3 days in late September 2021.\u00a0The Annual Meeting, originally intended to be hosted …\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t October 1, 2021\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a><\/p>\n

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Director promotes GCRF projects<\/a><\/p>\n

Prof. Kirk Semple, Director of RECIRCULATE & ACTUATE, was invited to take part in BIO Africa Digital Convention 2021 on 23rd-24th August. This yea…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t September 22, 2021\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a><\/p>\n

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RECIRCULATE researchers at Eurosoil Congress 2021<\/a><\/p>\n

The RECIRCULATE \u201cWater for Energy Production\u201d research team contributed to the Eurosoil Congress 2021 – Connecting People and Soil with thei…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t September 22, 2021\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a><\/p>\n

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RECIRCULATE researcher presents at FST Science week<\/a><\/p>\n

Saanu Victoria Obatusin, a graduate researcher within the “Water for Energy Production” workpackage team, delivered an oral presentation a…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t July 14, 2021\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a><\/p>\n

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ACTUATE training workshop for smallholder farmers<\/a><\/p>\n

The Centre for Global Eco-Innovation at University of Benin in collaboration with Lancaster University and the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF),…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t June 25, 2021\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a><\/p>\n

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The theme for our PARTICIPATE programme in June 2021 was the UN Sustainable Development Goals and so we took the opportunity to ask the RECIRCULATE fa…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t June 25, 2021\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a><\/p>\n

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International Sustainable Development Goals webinar<\/a><\/p>\n

In June 2021, the focus of our PARTICIPATE engagement was the UN Sustainable Development Goals,\u00a0and more specifically how the project workpackages ar…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t June 24, 2021\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a><\/p>\n

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RECIRCULATE researcher presents at SSSN\u201921<\/a><\/p>\n

Valerie Ifeyinwa Ofili Edosa, a graduate researcher within the “Water for energy production” workpackage based at University of Benin, pre…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t June 22, 2021\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a><\/p>\n

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