PERMA FS MEPS
PERMA Full Scale Methane Eradication Photochemical System
PROJECT INFO:
| DURATION: 2025-2028 |
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| FUNDING: The Mission Partnership |
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CHALLENGE
Reducing methane emissions from livestock production
TECHNOLOGY
A full-scale photochemical air-cleaning system
POTENTIAL
Enable low-methane livestock production at scale.
Goal
- Build and operate a full-scale MEPS for a 100-cow barn; integrate barn-air extraction and controls.
- Demonstrate 75–90 % removal of methane, ammonia and odor, low energy use, and auditable measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) data
- Deliver a certified, scalable Danish solution producing low-methane milk by 2028, with TRL 8–9 and routes to EU/NA deployment
Plan
- Finalize design, suppliers, and build full-scale MEPS + barn extraction (2026–27)
- Commission, run and optimize in live barn across seasons; measure CH₄/NH₃/odor & energy (2027–28)
- Produce peer-reviewed evidence and LCA; validate ≥75–90% CH₄ removal
- Map certification and regulatory path; align with Arla/industry adoption
- Prepare commercialization and scale-up in DK/EU/NA by 2028+
Expected results
- Full-scale MEPS demonstrated in a 100-cow barn
- ≥75–90% methane removal plus ammonia/odor reduction
- Seasonal performance, energy use, and MRV data documented
- Peer-reviewed evidence and LCA published
- Clear certification and adoption path toward market launch
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The project is part of the Mission Partnership, and the funding is provided by Innovation Fund Denmark.
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Mette Kallestrup Spring
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