The zero-emission farm
About us
Agricultural Climate and Energy Center
In January 2015, Mære Agricultural School received the Norwegian Agricultural Cooperative's innovation award for many years of work with climate and energy. Gether As' development of energy harvesting from the greenhouse at Mære was particularly important in coming out on top in the competition. The innovation award gave us the starting point for establishing the Agriculture Climate and Energy Center.
The Agricultural Climate and Energy Center will be a place where practical climate solutions are developed, tested and disseminated, but also a network of R&D environments for the agricultural industry, administration and business sector regionally and nationally. The center's mission is the Zero Emission Farm and the task is to test and demonstrate how farmers can reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fields and barns, how carbon can be stored and how we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions from farm buildings and from energy use.
In close collaboration between Mære Agricultural School and Skjetlein High School, we offer our two schools and farms to the best for the development of future agriculture.
Our mission is the zero-emission farm
We aim to contribute to:
More climate-smart agronomy
Good agronomy is climate smart. We test, demonstrate and share knowledge about climate smart agronomy.
The farm as an energy supplier
Producing your own energy is both climate-smart and profitable! Together we are looking for new opportunities for farmers.
Innovations related to climate and energy
We collaborate with farmers, businesses and researchers to promote new climate-smart technologies and services.
A better education
Good knowledge is crucial for good climate decisions. At Mære we educate the green heroes of the future!
A powerful collaboration
The Agricultural Climate and Energy Center is an effective collaboration.
The center is located at Mære Agricultural School and is implemented in a broad network with R&D environments, agricultural industry, administration and business regionally and nationally. Through cooperation agreements, project agreements and lease agreements, we build a strong community around the work with climate and energy in agriculture.
We collaborate with farms and horticulture in the region, Nord University, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Sintef, NTE A/S, Felleskjøpet Fòrutvikling, Felleskjøpet Agri, Norsk landbruksrådgiving, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), TINE S/A, Nortura S/A, Norges Bondelag, Norsvin S/A, Ruralis and more. We also establish networks with innovative farmers to discuss and test new solutions to challenges facing agriculture.
The Agricultural Climate and Energy Center's activities are funded by public agencies such as Trøndelag County Council, Innovation Norway, the State Administrator, the Research Council, as well as business, agricultural organizations, farmers, etc. The center has also received funding from the State Budget, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.
Contact us
Address
163 Maersvegen,
7710 Sparbu
Norway
Telephone
+47 41 41 34 41
Tove Hatling Jystad
Development Manager Green Competence Center Mære-Skjetlein
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