Geothermal, Wind and Solar Energy Applications in Agriculture and Aquaculture (Sustainable Energy Developments)

Synopsis

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. The agri-food chain also accounts for 80-90% of total global freshwater use where 70% alone is for irrigation. Additionally, on a global scale, freshwater production consumes nearly 15% of the entire energy production. 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. Provision of secure, accessible and environmentally sustainable supplies of water, energy and food must thus be a priority. 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. This book provides a critical review of recent developments in solar, wind and geothermal energy applications in agriculture and the agro-food sector such as processing, distribution, retail, preparation and cooking.

Copyright:

2017

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

362 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781351658140

Related ISBNs:

9781138029705, 9781315158969

Publisher:

CRC Press

Date of Addition:

05/08/20

Copyrighted By:

Taylor & Francis Group, London, UK

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Science, Technology

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Jochen Bundschuh

Edited by:

Guangnan Chen

Edited by:

D. Chandrasekharam

Edited by:

Janusz Piechocki