Improving energy efficiency in agriculture
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Paper/Presentation Title | Improving energy efficiency in agriculture |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Chen, Guangnan (Author), Sandell, Gary (Author) and Baillie, Craig (Author) |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 18th World Congress of the International Commission of Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering (CIGR 2014) |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 2014 |
Place of Publication | Kyoto, Japan |
Conference/Event | 18th World Congress of the International Commission of Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering (CIGR 2014): Upgrading the Quality of our Life |
Event Details | 18th World Congress of the International Commission of Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering (CIGR 2014): Upgrading the Quality of our Life Event Date 16 to end of 19 Sep 2014 Event Location Beijing, China |
Abstract | Agriculture and the related primary industry is an increasingly energy demanding sector. Energy is needed to different extent in all the stages of the agri-food chain. In many cases, energy cost may represent up to 20-50% of the total agricultural production cost, including the cost of manufacturing and transportation of various chemicals and fertilisers. Australia's electricity costs have already increased by 80% in the last 5 years, and are expecting a further increase of 20% or more in the next few years. It is shown that energy use in agriculture varies considerably, depending on the cropping enterprise and the farming systems. There are significant opportunities to reduce energy, costs and greenhouse gas emissions. There are also significant inconsistences and access issues for the on-farm energy use data in and between different industries. Standardised energy analysis and benchmarking process is developed. The implications of changing energy sources and practices on future GHG emissions and economic impacts are discussed. |
Keywords | energy benchmarking; farming systems; greenhouse gas emissions |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 380101. Agricultural economics |
300210. Sustainable agricultural development | |
300207. Agricultural systems analysis and modelling | |
Public Notes | Copyright 2014 CIGR. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. It may be reproduced in whole or in part for the purposes of study, research, or review, but is subject to the inclusion of an acknowledgment of the source. |
Byline Affiliations | National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q2y07/improving-energy-efficiency-in-agriculture
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