| Project Detail |
The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) will develop a SmartStake technology consisting of low-cost consumable wireless sensor arrays to measure N2O concentrations and emissions drivers (ammonium, nitrate, oxygen, moisture, temperature, pH, and denitrification enzymes). (SmartStake is a staking service providing real-time performance assessment analytics tools.) UC Berkeley’s results will provide a new paradigm for quantifying, monitoring, and managing for lower N2O emissions from biofuel agriculture. Sensors will be addressed by permanent low power electronics that are integrated into the aboveground portion of the SmartStake. The high frequency and density data in a machine learning model will be used to calculate emissions.
Potential Impact:
The new technology will precisely synchronize inputs to crop needs; enhance input use efficiency, crop yield, and farm profitability; and decrease energy use for food, feed, and fuel crops. |
