SMART SLURRY AERATION SYSTEM

The Dairypower Smart Slurry Aeration System is established as being the most cost-effective and environmentally friendly method of keeping slurry in a homogeneous pumpable state in the dairy, beef and pig industries.

The system introduced to the Irish market in 1998 is now a market-leader with over 3,500 systems in operation throughout the world.

Each system is custom designed to the specific size and shape of your storage facility. Regardless of the slurry density, the Smart Slurry Aeration System is configured to ensure you get optimum performance, leading to complete consistency of the slurry and the even distribution of nutrients.

The system works on a low-pressure, high-volume basis, with our robust, energy-efficient pump and drive unit supplying air via the Dairypower patented rotary valves to outlet branches fixed to the base of the storage facility. Each outlet branch sequentially releases the air for a set period of time, with the rising air bubbles mixing and aerating the slurry to create a vastly beneficial aerobic environment with no need for further agitation.  

Main Benefits

Can be retro-fitted into any tank, regardless of size

and structure : 

• Standard concrete storage
• Under-slat storage
• Round tanks
• Lined lagoons

Built to last :

• Non-degrading uPVC pipework
• Stainless steel casing and fixings
• Highest-quality manufacturing
• Systems in operation for over 25 years!

Low-operating cost & minimal maintenance.

Fully automated system - set the digital control box to run the desired number of sequences for your slurry and you never need to intervene again.

Lowers emissions, reduces odours and carbon footprint.

WHAT YOU GET

A long-life, fully automated and efficient slurry management system 

• Easy-to-use electronic control box
• Quiet, Energy efficient pump and drive unit
• Non degrading pipework 
• Patented rotary valves
• Dairypower’s extensive knowledge and experience of slurry aeration
• High-quality support and service
• Return on Investment - on average 4-6 years
• Peace of mind - No planning... No dangers... trouble free slurry

Convenience

Slurry, ready when you are...

• Never agitate your slurry tank again!
• No pre-planning - your slurry is always ready to go 
• Hassle free – take whatever you need… whenever!
• Homogeneous pumpable state 365 days a year
• No blockages – completely consistent slurry 

Nutrient Improvement

• Increase Ammonia Nitrogen by 70%
• Increase Total Nitrogen and Potassium by 48%
• Consistent nutrients throughout the entire tank
• Reduce fertiliser and fuel costs
• Increased grass/crop yields

Health & Safety / Environmental

• Safer for the farmer, livestock and the environment
• Eliminates build-up of dangerous gases like hydrogen sulphide (H2S) and methane (CH4)
• Better air quality - Reduced odour, even when spreading 
• Reduces methane emissions and ammonia (NH3) concentrations
• No more diesel emissions or mechanical dangers from running tractors and agitators
• Reduces carbon footprint

Reduce Methane Emissions

Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas (GHG) that is 25 times more harmful to the atmosphere than carbon dioxide (CO2) and is constantly produced by cattle and pig slurry, due to the anaerobic breakdown of the waste material.

With the introduction of oxygen (O2) to the slurry via the Smart Slurry Aeration System, the environment of the slurry changes to an aerobic one, vastly reducing the production of methane (in some cases up to 99%*), making it far better for the environment.

Not only that, the Smart Slurry Aeration System eliminates diesel emissions due to the redundancy of tractor agitators, producing a vastly smaller carbon-footprint and can even be run by green-electricity sources. With a safer, non-volatile atmosphere from aerating the slurry, farmers and slurry contractors benefit from not needing to remove the animals from the barn and are free from the dangers of explosions, fires and poisoning which are associated with the build-up of gases like methane and hydrogen sulphide.