The Auga group has introduced a technology that can change agriculture: it will help solve a major problem

“I am not going to talk about climate change, you read it in the newspapers. I will talk about what model Auga has developed to address this problem. We have a solution,” said Kęstutis Juščius, the director of the company, when presenting the new project, and said that he had spent more than a year looking for a solution.

He argued that his goal was to offer farmers a technology that would solve the problem, like 25 percent. global warming is caused by food production.

“If we start reducing this pollution now, we will save time,” says K. Juščius.

The solution proposed by the company is the use of methane gas in agricultural machinery. One of the disadvantages is that gas requires a lot of space. Auga offers the use of interchangeable containers with gas, which would not require gas filling stations for all farmers and would reduce the cost of production. Also, the tractor could be used in the field and used professionally.

According to K. Juščius, this is not a project, but a real product created over several years.

When asked about the price, Juščius said it would be cheaper for farmers than using diesel. Auga will see to it that these products reach farmers, but the exact business model has yet to be revealed.

More details on this project can be found in the company’s press release.

The AUGA Group, Europe’s largest vertically integrated organic food producer, has developed and introduced the world’s first biomethane-electric hybrid tractor, the AUGA M1, for professional use. This is the first step for the company to offer technological solutions that will eliminate climate contamination throughout the food chain, from the field to the shelf, and will allow the production of products at no cost to nature.

“We are ready to provide food to consumers around the world at no cost to nature. By consuming food produced in this way, people themselves will have a positive impact on climate change on a daily basis. And we are sure that more and more people they want to live like this, ”says Kęstutis Juščius, CEO of the AUGA group.

According to him, the AUGA group is determined to become a world leader in sustainable and organic food technologies.

Technology will stop climate pollution

Scientists estimate that the global food chain is responsible for nearly a quarter of greenhouse gas pollution. A large part of the emissions is due to the use of fossil fuels in agricultural machinery.
According to the head of the AUGA group, the technology developed in Lithuania will help create a model of food production around the world that will reduce the damage caused to nature.

“Three years ago, when we first calculated our emissions, we saw that at up to 30 percent. They consist of using fossil fuels on farms. There were just no solutions to change it. That’s why we have taken the lead in the development of technology that will allow us to develop a new standard for sustainable agriculture and drastically reduce pollution throughout the food value chain. This is the first result of this work: a biomethane and electric tractor “, says K. Juščius.

According to him, the choice of biomethane as an alternative fuel was not accidental: it is one of the most ecological types of biofuel. Methane, collected from livestock waste and converted into biomethane, offsets more emissions per unit of energy in its cycle of production and use than it emits.

Until now, the sustainable fuel tractors delivered to the world have not been suitable for professional farm work.

“Our inventions make it possible to create a wide range of tractor applications and make it accessible to all farmers who want to work sustainably. We are not developing technology just to solve the emissions of our economy and deliver on the promise of becoming an emissions neutral company. of CO2 by 2030. Our goal is bigger: to make this tractor and other technologies still available to farmers around the world, solve the global problem of pollution in the agricultural sector and provide consumers with what they need: food produced without harming the environment ”, says K. Juščius.

The solutions were invented by Lithuanian engineers.

According to him, the “AUGA M1” hybrid tractor is unique in that it solves two major obstacles that have so far prevented the world’s largest corporations from offering the equipment for professional use.
“Our engineering team has found solutions to solve the refueling problem and ensure the tractor’s uninterrupted operation throughout the working day. Until now, biomethane powered tractors developed in the world have only been able to work in the field for 2-4 hours because the gas cylinders did not physically fit into the tractor frame. At that time, farmers need farm machinery that can run around the clock. “The AUGA group understands this perfectly and has created it,” says the company director.

The company’s patented design allows the tractor to accommodate larger biomethane gas cylinders. The AUGA M1 tractor uses a biomethane-electric hybrid fuel system. When the tractor is running, an internal combustion engine powered by biomethane generates energy and transmits it directly to the electric motors that turn the wheels.

When operating under normal conditions that do not require high power, the tractor stores the generated power reserve in the batteries. Such a system does not waste energy under low load conditions, uses a relatively small but efficient motor, and is capable of extracting enormous power when needed. These solutions allow the tractor to work up to 12 hours.

The second obstacle to the expansion of biomethane powered tractors is the underdeveloped infrastructure of the biomethane filling station. The AUGA group solved this problem by offering a quick and convenient replacement of the gas cartridge.

The change will be created by the community.

According to the head of the AUGA group, the implementation of the global strategy for agricultural technologies (AgTech) will soon bring more solutions to the world that will guarantee the sustainability of the entire food chain.

The company’s specialists are currently developing other sustainable solutions that will eliminate technologies that will remove carbon emissions from the soil and the digestive process of livestock.
“Our innovations will unite a global community of responsible consumers, smart farmers and bold investors. It will ensure real change by creating a complete environmentally friendly food chain and will enable us to implement the vision of the AUGA group: to become synonymous with food and style of sustainable lives ”, says K. Juščius.