Use Of Renewable Energy In Agriculture

Renewable energy in agriculture increasingly australian farmers are switching from diesel natural gas lpg and electricity to renewable energy sources in core farming applications.

Use of renewable energy in agriculture. A natural fit published jul 14 2008 updated nov 6 2008 four fact sheets on renewable energy and agriculture are now available for farmers and clean energy advocates giving valuable information on renewable energy technologies and the rural economic development opportunities they could create. Solar photovoltaic water pumps and electricity greenhouse technologies solar dryers for. I built my system big enough to support my yearly need for electricity he says. Renewable energy and agriculture.

Non fossil fuel based renewable energy sources include solar wind biomass hydroelectric and geothermal. Zindel can attest to that. Whether you need to dry crops keep livestock buildings warm or provide hot water for dairy tasks nature provides the renewable energy you need to keep your farm fully functional. But by harvesting the renewable energy properties of the wind and sun year round agriculture operations can reduce electricity costs and reliance on fossil fuel.

Renewable energy is a great opportunity to help the farming community levelize energy costs says michelle knox founder of windsolarusa. Energy and animal agriculture. This is both as a hedge against future energy price increases and to mitigate the risk of electricity supply disruptions and. Hence there is a need for promoting use of renewable energy systems for sustainable agriculture e g.