Chapter 1: Solar, wind and geothermal energy applications in agriculture: back to the future?
Antille, Diogenes L.
KAUST DepartmentBiological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) Division
Environmental Science and Engineering Program
Water Desalination and Reuse Research Center (WDRC)
Online Publication Date2017-09-13
Print Publication Date2017-07-21
Permanent link to this recordhttp://hdl.handle.net/10754/627041
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AbstractThe agri-food chain consumes about one third of the world’s energy production with about 12% for crop production and nearly 80% for processing, distribution, retail, preparation and cooking (Fig. 1.1) (FAO, 2011a). The agri-food chain also accounts for 80-90% of total global freshwater use (Hoff, 2011) where 70% is for irrigation alone. Additionally, on a global scale, freshwater production consumes nearly 15% of the entire energy production (IEA, 2012). It can therefore be argued that making agriculture and the agri-food supply chain independent from fossil fuel use has 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.
CitationBundschuh, J., Chen, G., Tomaszewska, B., Ghaffour, N., Mushtaq, S., Hamawand, I., … Antille, D. L. (2017). Chapter 1: Solar, wind and geothermal energy applications in agriculture: back to the future? In: Geothermal,Wind and Solar Energy Applications in Agriculture and Aquaculture. Sustainable Energy Developments. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781315158969-2.
PublisherInforma UK Limited
JournalSustainable Energy Developments