Energy Systems and Applications in Agriculture

• Other Authors: Sultan, Muhammad (Editor), Ahamed, Md Shamim (Editor), Shamshiri, Redmond R. (Editor), Shahzad, Muhammad Wakil (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel 2022
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Technology, engineering, agriculture; mercury ion; corn cob; activated carbon; adsorption; greenhouse energy modeling; renewable energy; energy-saving screen; greenhouse microclimate control; cantaloupe; improvement potential; energy efficiency; exergy; ANN; ANFIS; cereal production; crop rotation; energy analysis; DEA; CO2 emissions; Chinese solar greenhouse; thermal model; north wall; cold regions; heating requirement; pyrolysis; date palm waste; techno-economic; fluidized bed reactor; biofuels; solar cooling; post-harvest food losses; decentralized food storage; cooling pads; agriculture; CROPWAT; irrigation management; crop water requirement; hybrid renewable energy; techno-economic optimization; net present cost; HOMER Pro®; membrane energy recovery ventilator; energy recovery potential; Maisotsenko cycle evaporative cooling; building air-conditioning; human thermal comfort; Pakistan; wastewater treatment; biological process; aerobic process; attached growth; biofilm; rotating biological contactor
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Agriculture, as a production-oriented sector, entails energy as a substantial input by which global food security is ensured. Agricultural systems require energy for farm machinery and equipment; lighting; heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC); food processing and preservation; fertilize...