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Evaluating and Comparing the Sustainability of Autumn and Spring Potato Agroecosystems Using Energy Analysis (Case Study: Golestan Province) [PDF]

Journal of Agricultural Science and Sustainable Production, 2020
Background and Objective: Study was conducted to evaluate the sustainability of the two autumn and spring potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) farming ecosystems.
Hamid Reza Shahhoseini, Mahmoud Ramroudi, Hossein Kazemi   +2 more
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Net Energy Index: A New Way To Measure Energy Efficient Buildings [PDF]

, 2020
Energy efficiency indexes are useful for providing tangible measurements of energy efficiency in buildings. Buildings use approximately 70% of all electricity in the USA.
Suplee, Dylan
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USE Efficiency: an innovative educational programme for energy efficiency in buildings

International Journal of Sustainable Energy, 2017
Power engineers are expected to play a pivotal role in transforming buildings into smart and energy-efficient structures, which is necessary since buildings are responsible for a considerable amount of the total energy consumption. To fulfil this role, a
Theofilos A. Papadopoulos, Georgios C. Christoforidis, Grigoris K. Papagiannis   +2 more
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Growth, Nutritional Quality, and Energy Use Efficiency of Hydroponic Lettuce as Influenced by Daily Light Integrals Exposed to White versus White Plus Red Light-emitting Diodes

Hortscience, 2019
Few researchers examined different red light amounts added in white light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with varied daily light integrals (DLIs) for hydroponic lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.).
Zhengnan Yan, D. He, G. Niu, Qing Zhou, Y. Qu   +4 more
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Effects on primary energy use, greenhouse gas emissions and related costs from improving energy end-use efficiency in the electrolysis in primary aluminium production

Energy Efficiency, 2020
Primary aluminium production is energy- and GHG-intensive in which electrolysis is by far the most energy- and GHG-intensive process. This paper’s aim is to study the effects on (1) primary energy use, (2) GHG emissions and (3) energy and CO2 costs when ...
Joakim Haraldsson, Maria T. Johansson
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Energy Use in Greenhouses in the EU: A Review Recommending Energy Efficiency Measures and Renewable Energy Sources Adoption

Applied Sciences, 2022
This study conducts a review of energy use in the EU greenhouse agriculture sector. The studies presented illustrate that energy use in greenhouses is varied and generally dependent on fossil sources.
Bas Paris, Foteini Vandorou, A. Balafoutis, K. Vaiopoulos, G. Kyriakarakos, D. Manolakos, G. Papadakis   +6 more
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Evaluating forage land-use systems in semi-arid tropics of India: A multi-criteria assessment of productivity, profitability, energy, and environmental impact

Environmental and Sustainability Indicators
The performance of eight forage land-use systems was assessed over five years in Karnataka, India, for their productivity, profitability, energy flow, water footprint, and environmental impacts.
Revappa Mohan Kumar, Madival Yamanura, Mahantesh Basangouda Nagangoudar, Venkatesh Paramesh, Andanur Nagaraj Karthik, Bhemappa Boraiah, Jadesha Ganiga, Narayanappa Nagesha, Gopalaswamy Ranganath   +8 more
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Increasing farm size to improve energy use efficiency and sustainability in maize production

Food and Energy Security, 2021
While the relationship between crop yields and the environmental impacts of crop agriculture has been well‐documented, research on the relationship between farm size and the sustainability of cereal production is limited.
Wushuai Zhang, Chunrong Qian, Kimberly M. Carlson, Xuanliang Ge, Xingbang Wang, Xinping Chen   +5 more
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Carbon Footprint Assessment and Energy Budgeting of Different Annual and Perennial Forage Cropping Systems: A Study from the Semi-Arid Region of Karnataka, India

Agronomy, 2022
Efficient use of available resources in agricultural production is important to minimize carbon footprint considering the state of climate change. In this context, the current research was conducted to identify carbon and energy-efficient fodder cropping
Konapura Nagaraja Manoj, Bommalapura Gundanaik Shekara, Shankarappa Sridhara, Mudalagiriyappa, Nagesh Malasiddappa Chikkarugi, Pradeep Gopakkali, Prakash Kumar Jha, P. V. Vara Prasad   +7 more
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Energy use efficiency of organic and agroforestry farming systems [PDF]

, 2013
Im Versuchsbetrieb Scheyern (Süddeutschland) wurde in Feldexperimenten die Energienutzungseffizienz (EUE) ökologischer Anbausysteme analysiert. Die EUE wurde für verschiedene Systemebenen - die Fruchtarten, die Fruchtfolge sowie Agroforstsysteme (AFS ...
Chmelíková, Lucie, Huber, Julia, Hülsbergen, Kurt-Jürgen, Lin, H. C.   +3 more
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