Energy-Smart Farming

Energy-Smart Farming

Efficiency, Renewable Energy and Sustainability

Sims, Ralph

Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited

05/2022

370

Dura

Inglês

9781786768353

15 a 20 dias

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Part 1 Efficient use of electricity, heat and fuel
1.Measuring and auditing on-farm energy use: Majeed Safa, Lincoln University, New Zealand;
2.Advances in energy-efficient lighting and ventilation for food production systems: Tom Tabler, Mississippi State University, USA;
3.Improving farm machinery operation and maintenance to optimise fuel use efficiency: T. A. Jensen and J. N. Tullberg, University of Southern Queensland, Australia; and D. L. Antille, University of Southern Queensland and CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Australia;
4.Efficient water management and irrigation on farms: K. Reardon-Smith and S. Mushtaq, Centre for Applied Climate Sciences, University of Southern Queensland, Australia; M. Scobie and J. Eberhard, Centre for Agricultural Engineering, University of Southern Queensland, Australia; and T. N. Maraseni, Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Systems, University of Southern Queensland, Australia;

Part 2 On-farm renewable energy heat and power generation
5.Assessing and modelling the costs of on-farm distributed renewable energy systems: Julio Pombo-Romero, University of Vigo, Spain;
6.Energy-smart innovation and renewable energy systems on farms: an overview: Ralph E. H. Sims, Massey University, New Zealand;
7.On-farm biomass technologies for heat and power: Ralph E. H. Sims, Massey University, New Zealand;
8.Developments in agrivoltaics: achieving synergies by combining plants with solar photovoltaic power systems: Stefano Amaducci, Eleonora Potenza and Michele Colauzzi, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy;

Part 3 Energy-smart farming: case studies
9.Tools and technologies to reduce fossil energy use on dairy farms: Philip Shine and Michael D. Murphy, Munster Technological University, Ireland; and John Upton, Teagasc Moorepark, Ireland;
10.Energy-smart pig farming: Lee J. Johnston and Kelsey L. Hammers, West Central Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota, USA;
11.Energy-smart poultry farming: Yi Liang, University of Arkansas, USA;
agricultural production;energy efficient;renewable energy systems;agrivoltaics;micro-hydro power;biogas production;novelenergy-efficient technologies;geothermal energy;solar energy;sustainable agriculture