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BMP27E Best Management Practices Series: On-Farm Energy - A Primer
Product Details
Product Author | Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs |
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Date Published | 2012-08-02 |
Language | English |
Format | Online Resources |
Search Category | Rural and north |
Accessible Version | – |
Other Notes
This 22-page booklet is an overview of energy conservation, efficiency and generation around the farm. It begins where farmers should too: a professional energy audit. The audit identifies how much energy is being consumed in every facet of the operation, and where and how efficiencies can be made. Different forms of on-farm energy generation are introduced: solar, wind, geothermal, micro hydropower, biomass, biofuels, and biogas.The focus is small-scale generation for on-farm use. This introduc