Replacement of Peat with Hemp

Substituting industrial raw materials

The project produces information on the potential of fiber hemp, reed grass and other similar plants as industrial raw materials that replace peat. The project investigates the suitability of fiber hemp and other organic side streams as raw materials for energy pellets, building insulation and growing media, among other things – without forgetting the economic profitability of production.

FrostBit’s web team produced the project’s website, where you can follow the data from the composting and growing experiments. The game team produced a virtual model of the environmental chamber at Lapland University of Applied Sciences, which can also be used with VR glasses (Quest 3, Valve Index). The model includes the structure of the wall elements tested in the environmental chamber during the project, the testing conditions and the test results.

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PROJECT

Replacement of Peat with Hemp

SCHEDULE

1.12.2023 – 28.02.2026

BUDGET

846 817 €

CONTACT PERSON

Petri Muje

The project will assess whether the tested plants are suitable for energy production, growing media and raw materials for building materials, and what kind of business opportunities this could create. If the results are positive, the impacts will include, for example:

  • Local production of plant-based raw materials will increase in former peat production areas.
  • Peat can be replaced with renewable energy sources.
  • Peat-based growing media can be replaced with renewable alternatives.
  • New, more environmentally friendly building materials can be introduced to the market.