Geothermal, Wind and Solar Energy Applications in Agriculture and Aquaculture (Sustainable Energy Developments)
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (869 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 113802970X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 406 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
One of the major objectives of the world’s scientists, farmers, decisions makers and industrialists is to overcome the present dependence on fossil fuels in the agro-food sector. This dependency increases the volatility of food prices and affects economic access to sustenance. The agri-food chain also accounts for 80-90% of total global freshwater use where 70% alone is for irrigation. The agri-food chain consumes about one third of the world’s energy production with about 12% of it for crop production and nearly 80% for processing, distribution, retail, preparation and cooking. Additionally, on a global scale, freshwater production consumes nearly 15% of the entire energy production. Provision of secure, accessible and environmentally sustainable supplies of water, energy and food must thus be a priority. It can therefore be argued that making agriculture and the agri-food supply chain independent from fossil fuel use has a huge potential to contribute to global food security and climate protection not only for the next decades but also for the coming century. This book provides a critical review of recent developments in solar, wind and geothermal energy appli
The researches aim to develop a common framework and tools to assess energy uses and greenhouse gas emissions in different agricultural sectors. He serves as a Section Editor for the International Journal of Agricultural & Biological Engineering (IJABE), and was the Guest Editor of a special issue of t
Chen has extensive experience in conducting both fundamental and applied research. Bundschuh is a professor in hydrogeology at the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia where he leads the Platform for Water in the Nexus of Sustainable Development working in the wide field of water resources and low/middle enthalpy geothermal resources, water and wastewater treatment and sustainable and renewable energy resources. He has published over 130 original research papers.. Dr. Bundschuh is author of the books "Low-Enthalpy Geothermal Resources for Power Generation" (2008) and "Introduction to the Numerical Modeling of Groundwater and Geothermal Systems: Fundamentals of Mass, Energy and Solute Transport in Poroelastic Rocks". From 2009-2011 he