Information Hub
NICCEE Core Function
The Information Hub will provide a state-of-the-art and up-to-date data platform of N flows related to agriculture, food, and energy systems for countries around the world and a suite of modeling tools to support decision making by stakeholders on green ammonia use for food and energy.
Leveraging the wide range and unique combinations of expertise and models in the project team, as well as the pilot tests in the Innovation Platform, the Information Hub will develop modeling tools to support the co-development of green ammonia strategies on multiple spatial scales, from feasibility and impact assessment on farms to sustainability (including economic and environmental) impact assessment from regional to global scales.
Map catchment scale NO₃⁻ and N₂O in England
A new interactive mapping app from Yusheng Zhang and Adie Collins, provides an accessible way to explore spatial datasets relevant to nitrogen management across England.
The ArcGIS Online tool allows users to filter by farm type and explore nitrate leaching and nitrous oxide emissions on a catchment scale.
MAP-EI: Mapping Environmental Drivers for Inhibitor Efficacy in England
We are excited to launch MAP-EI: Mapping Environmental Drivers for Inhibitor Efficacy, a new and interactive spatial tool from the NICCEE-UK team!
Nitrate and urea inhibitors present vital opportunities to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but their success can vary significantly depending on the surrounding environment. MAP-EI aims to help bridge the gap between research and regional strategic planning.
The web app integrates spatial datasets across England to map the primary environmental drivers for inhibitor efficacy, including:
- Soil properties: pH, texture, drainage, SOC
- Climate drivers: average air temperature and cumulative rainfall following application
- Management context: fertilizer application rates and total load
R-FEST: An interactive emission quantification tool
Rothamsted Fertiliser Emissions Scenarios Tool (R-FEST) is simple and interactive tool from NICCEE’s Yusheng Zhang and Adie Collins.
Designed to quantify emissions associated with chemical nitrogen fertilizer use across England, R-FEST is an Excel-based tool that allows users to:
- Explore Business-As-Usual (BAU) and customized scenarios
- Specify fertilizer products, production technologies, application rates, coverage, and management practices
- Quantify emissions to air (N₂O, CO₂, NH₃) and water (NO₃)
- Assess impacts at water management catchment (WMC) scale
