Agriculture As A Producer And Consumer Of Energy

Klappentext Recent concerns about energy security in the US have drawn greater attention to agriculture's role as a producer and consumer of energy. Agriculturally-derived energy sources such as ethanol, biodiesel, biomass, and windpower presently supply between 0.3% and 0.5% of the energy consumed in the US. Organized into two parts, the first section of this book examines agriculture's role as a producer and consumer of energy, the integration of biomass energy into the US energy systems, a policy overview, and outlooks for energy production and consumption. The second section is a compendium of current research including the economic viability of ethanol and biodiesel; energy conservation and efficiency in agriculture; new methods and technologies; and environmental impacts and considerations.

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• Assisted by: J. Outlaw (Editor), K. J. Collins (Editor), J. A. Duffield (Editor), Joe L. Outlaw (Editor), James A. Duffield (Editor), Keith J. Collins (Editor), Joe L Outlaw (Editor), Keith J Collins (Editor), James A Duffield (Editor), Keith Collins (Editor), Joe Outlaw (Editor), James Duffield (Editor)
• Authors: Joe L. (EDT)/ Collins Outlaw, Keith Collins, Joe Outlaw, James Duffield
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 06.10.2005
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics
• EAN: 9780851990187
• ISBN: 978-0-85199-018-7
• Pages: 345
• Dimensions (packing): 17.8 x 24.8 x 2.5 cm
• Series: Cabi; Cabi
• Subjects: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany; Science; SCIENCE / Energy