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Energy efficiency in agriculture


European Commission definitions of energy efficiency, are given below:

According to article 2(d) of the Regulation (EC) No1099/2008 on energy statistics:

European Commission requirements regarding energy use across the EU (Directive 2012/27/EU) establish a common framework of measures for the promotion of energy efficiency within the European Union to:

The directive also:

Provides for the establishment of indicative national energy efficiency targets for 2020Key measures with implications for the agricultural sector:

In the framework of the AGREE project [3], several state of the art studies on the energy efficiency of specific agricultural production systems of different types (arable crops, agro-forest, greenhouses, and animal husbandry) were executed in 2012-13 in Europe based on existing data from six countries and were combined in one report.

A stakeholder and driver analysis on energy efficiency in agriculture in all six countries and separate reports Finland, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal) are available.

Energy efficiency measures were proposed for each agricultural system and presented in an overview report. A synthesis and summary report on state of the art, drivers and stakeholders of energy efficiency in agriculture, and potential of energy saving hours is also available.

The most directly effective measures were taken into account in reporting their effect on energy consumption per unit of product in certain case studies in all seven countries taking into account trade-offs regarding GHG emissions and final farm cost. The results are presented in a report named Economic and environmental analysis of energy efficiency measures in agriculture – Case Studies and trade-offs.


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