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UNINA9910789002803321 |
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Autore |
Chen Guangnan |
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Titolo |
Sustainable Energy Solutions in Agriculture |
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ISBN |
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0-429-22749-3 |
1-315-77871-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (481 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Sustainable Energy Developments, , 2164-0645 ; ; Volume 8 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Agriculture - Energy consumption |
Agriculture - Energy conservation |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; About the book series; Editorial board; Table of contents; 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 - 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 5. Increasing energy access in rural areas of developing countries Book series page |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Sustainability in agriculture and associated primary industries, which are both energy-intensive, is crucial for the development of any country. Increasing scarcity and resulting high fossil fuel prices |
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