Energy Analysis of the Danish Food Production System: Food-EROI and Fossil Fuel Dependency

Energy Analysis of the Danish Food Production System: Food-EROI and Fossil Fuel Dependency

Modern food production depends on limited natural resources for providing energy and fertilisers. We assess the fossil fuel dependency for the Danish food production system by means of Food Energy Returned on fossil Energy Invested (Food-EROI) and by the use of energy intensive nutrients from import...

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Main Authors: Hanne Østergård, Mads V. Markussen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-08-01
Series:Energies
Subjects:
Peak Oil
fertiliser
food-EROI
energy analysis
agriculture
food
feed
transport
bioenergy
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/6/8/4170

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