Parker, Thomas and Kiessling, Anders
(2016).
Low-grade heat recycling for system synergies between waste heat and food production, a case study at the European Spallation Source.
Energy science & engineering. 4
:2
, 153-165
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ese3.113
Abstract
At present food production depends almost exclusively on direct use of stored energy sources, may perhaps they be nuclear-, petroleum-, or biobased. Arable land, artificial fertilizers, and fresh water resources are the base for our present food systems, but are limited. At the same time, energy resources in the form of waste heat are available in ample quantities. The European Spallation Source (ESS) will require approximately 270 GWh of power per year to operate, power that ultimately is converted to heat. This multidisciplinary case study details an alternative food production cooling chain, using low-grade surplus heat, and involving fermentation, aquaculture, nutrient recapture, and greenhouse horticulture including both use of low-grade surplus heat and recycling of society's organic waste that is converted to animal feed and fertilizer. The study indicates that by combining the use of surplus energy with harvest of society's organic side flows, for example, food waste and aquatic-based cash crops, sustainable food systems are possible at a level of significance also for global food security. The effects of the proposed heat reuse model are discussed in a system perspective and in the context of the UNSCD indicator framework. The potential sustainability benefits of such an effort are shown to be substantial and multifaceted.
Authors/Creators: | Parker, Thomas and Kiessling, Anders | ||||||
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Title: | Low-grade heat recycling for system synergies between waste heat and food production, a case study at the European Spallation Source | ||||||
Series Name/Journal: | Energy science & engineering | ||||||
Year of publishing : | 2016 | ||||||
Volume: | 4 | ||||||
Number: | 2 | ||||||
Page range: | 153-165 | ||||||
Number of Pages: | 13 | ||||||
Publisher: | The Society of Chemical Industry, John Wiley & Sons Ltd | ||||||
ISSN: | 2050-0505 | ||||||
Language: | English | ||||||
Publication Type: | Journal article | ||||||
Refereed: | Yes | ||||||
Article category: | Scientific peer reviewed | ||||||
Version: | Published version | ||||||
Copyright: | Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 | ||||||
Full Text Status: | Public | ||||||
Subjects: | (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 1 Natural sciences > 106 Biological Sciences (Medical to be 3 and Agricultural to be 4) > Zoology (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 2 Engineering and Technology > 209 Industrial Biotechnology > Bioenergy | ||||||
Agrovoc terms: | aquaculture, waste heat | ||||||
Keywords: | agriculture, aquaculture, cooling, horticulture, temperature, waste heat | ||||||
URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-4089 | ||||||
Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-4089 | ||||||
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ID Code: | 14176 | ||||||
Faculty: | VH - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science | ||||||
Department: | (VH) > Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management | ||||||
Deposited By: | SLUpub Connector | ||||||
Deposited On: | 10 Apr 2017 06:54 | ||||||
Metadata Last Modified: | 24 Sep 2020 18:12 |
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