Format:
1 online resource (481 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781138001183
,
9781315778716
Content:
This book provides a technological and scientific endeavor to assist the society and farming communities, in different world regions and scales, to improve their productivity and sustainability. Through providing the latest technology and by deepening the understanding of possible cost-efficient techniques and application opportunities for different scales and situations, it will show why the implementation of these technologies faces numerous technological, economic and policy barriers while giving suggestions and examples as to how these hurdles can be overcome. Costs of novel technologies using both conventional and renewable energy sources are discussed and compared with those of other technologies for agricultural production, taking into account environmental and social costs that are caused by using fossil fuel based technologies. Energy efficiency is highlighted since it is of special importance in the systems. Also, applications of new and improved technologies are discussed and promoted. Finally, the book highlights what further research and development needs to be performed
Note:
Front Cover -- Table of contents -- About the book series -- Editorial board -- List of contributors -- Foreword by Bill Stout -- Editors' Foreword -- About the editors -- Acknowledgements -- Section 1: Introduction -- 1. Towards a sustainable energy technologies based agriculture -- Section 2: Energy efficiency and management -- 2. Global energy resources, supply and demand, energy security and on-farm energy efficiency -- 3. Energy in crop production systems -- 4. The fossil energy use and CO2 emissions budget for Canadian agriculture -- 5. Energy efficiency technologies for sustainable agriculture and food processing -- 6. Energy-smart food andamp -- #8211 -- technologies, practices and policies -- 7. Energy, water and food: exploring links in irrigated cropping systems -- 8. Energy use and sustainability of intensive livestock production -- 9. Diesel engine as prime power for agriculture: emissions reduction for sustainable mechanization -- Section 3: Biofuels -- 10. Biofuels from microalgae -- 11. Biodiesel emissions and performance -- 12. Biogas -- 13. Thermal gasification of waste biomass from agriculture production for energy purposes -- 14. An innovative perspective: Transition towards a bio-based economy -- Section 4: Access to energy -- 15. Increasing energy access in rural areas of developing countries -- Book series page -- Back Cover
Additional Edition:
Print version Bundschuh, Jochen Sustainable Energy Solutions in Agriculture Milton : Taylor & Francis Group,c2014 ISBN 9781138001183
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
URL:
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