Farm greenhouse gas balance sets the starting signal for climate-positive farming
AgricultureThe agricultural sector is increasingly affected by climate change. Adapting to the new growing conditions and increasing climate awareness among customers is of great importance for farmers who needs to make long-term investment decisions that…
Waila launches Climate Fund for Agriculture
Agriculture, Waila ABGotland has ideal conditions for the transition towards a climate-positive economy, even though the island is still one of the regions with the highest greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per person in Sweden. It is our vision that by 2030 Gotland…
Waila accompanies biochar test in biogas plant
AgricultureThis May, a comprehensive test on the use of biochar for the fermentation of maize silage will be started in a biogas plant with a rated output of 2.4 MW(el) in Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany).
An increase in biogas production of more than…
E-kol-ogiskt! – Summary of biochar research project
AgricultureOn the 20th and 21st of November 2019, Waila presented the results of the biochar research project E-kol-ogiskt! on Gotland. The audience included farmers, agricultural consultants, representatives of regional authorities in the fields of agriculture,…
Results of the LEADER project E-kol-ogiskt!
AgricultureBetween autumn 2018 and spring 2019, Waila carried out a biochar field trial at Stenhuse farm in Sanda on the Swedish island of Gotland. The collected data is analyzed in close cooperation with Daniel Fischer, biochar expert from Germany, and…
Biochar Map for Gotland
AgricultureWithin the LEADER Gute Project "E-kol-ogiskt! - a demonstration project for the application of biochar on Gotland", Waila AB is examining the utilization potential for biochar on the Swedish island of Gotland.
In a sub-project, the total…
Lokal aktors support the energy system transformation on Gotland
Agriculture, Nature protection, Wind energyThe Swedish Government has appointed the Swedish Energy Agency to compile a feasibility study regarding the necessary actions to completely decarbonize Gotlands energy system. The transformation of Gotlands energy system is intended to serve…
E-kol-ogiskt! – Waila starts a Leader project
AgricultureThe Leader project E-kol-ogiskt! has been started by WAILA AB and project partners from Gotland, Sweden and Germany this October.
The goal of the Leader project is to demonstrate the beneficial impacts of biochar-substrates on soil properties,…
Biochar for Gotland
AgricultureThe application of biochar (pyrolyzed biomass residues) in agriculture offers a multitude of benefits.
This includes:
an increase in the water storage capacity of agricultural soils,
an increase in fertiliser use efficiency,
a…