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Project record · 10186467
HeatLoop: Waste Heat Integration from Anaerobic Digestion for Insect Farming
Recipient: MANA BIOSYSTEMS LIMITED
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- Recipient organisation
- MANA BIOSYSTEMS LIMITED
- Project reference
- 10186467
- Funder
- Innovate UK
- Programme
- Full ADOPT Grant Round 4
- Award value
- £62,642
- Project dates
- 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2027
- Imported sector
- Innovation as a Service lvl3
- Postcode area
- EX (EX16 8NP)
- Project status
- Live
- Source data quality
- Description present in snapshot
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Possible supplier-fit category: MANUFACTURING
Evidence from description: “production”
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Official project description
This project will demonstrate a new way for farms to use surplus heat from anaerobic digestion (AD) to support insect farming. Working with Menchine Farm in Devon, Flybox will install and trial a Black Soldier Fly (BSF) rearing system inside a heated polytunnel connected to the farm's existing AD plant. BSF larvae convert farm by-products into high-value protein and organic fertiliser, but their production currently relies on expensive heating. By using low-grade renewable heat that the farm already generates, the project aims to cut energy costs, improve heat utilisation, and create a more sustainable circular farming model.
Provenance & data availability
- Snapshot imported
- 10 Aug 2026, 07:53 UTC
- Source publication/snapshot date
- 2026-07-06
- Source
- Innovate UK funded-project workbook via UKRI
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