11 research outputs found
Priorities for energy efficiency measures in agriculture.
This report provides a compilation of energy efficiency measures in agriculture, their
opportunities and constraints to implement energy efficient agricultural systems across
Europe as a result of the AGREE (Agriculture & Energy Efficiency) Coordination and Support
Action funded by the 7th research framework of the EU (www.agree.aua.gr). The report
dwells on earlier reports of the consortium, which listed potential energy efficiency
measures (Project Deliverable 2.3: Energy Saving Measures in Agriculture – Overview on the Basis of National Reports) and identified trade-offs and win-win situations of various energy efficiency measures in agriculture (Project Deliverable 3.1: Economic and environmental
analysis of energy efficiency measures in agriculture). It shows research gaps in crop
production, greenhouse production, animal husbandry and system approaches, which can
be regarded as priorities for energy efficiency measures in agriculture. The report is na important input for the strategic research agenda, which is one of the main outputs of the AGREE project
Toward Exploiting EEG Input in a Reading Tutor
Abstract. A new type of sensor for students ’ mental states is a single-channel EEG headset simple enough to use in schools. Using its signal from adults and children reading text and isolated words, both aloud and silently, we train and test classifiers to tell easy from hard sentences, and to distinguish among easy words, hard words, pseudo-words, and unpronounceable strings. We also identify which EEG components appear sensitive to which lexical features. Better-than-chance performance shows promise for tutors to use EEG at school
Agenda for transnational co-operation on energy efficiency in agriculture.
This report describes the stakeholder process set up by the AGREE project, to
produce an Agenda for Transnational Cooperation in R&D on the topic of energy
efficiency in agriculture. In six of the partner countries, represting a wide variety
of agro-climatic conditions, stakeholders from across the value chain and
representing the enabling environment, came together to discuss and identify
opportunities and bottlenecks for an energy efficient agriculture for the future.
The resulting lists were analysed and clustered to produce nine potential topics
for energy efficiency R&D in EU agriculture. In a transnational meeting with
representatives from each of the participating countries, as well as from the
External Advisory Board, R&D themes were identified and prioritised to produce a
list of eleven R&D areas:
1. Sensor technology
2. Agro-residue valorisation
3. Operational groups (energy efficiency networks)
4. Integrative solutions
5. Socio-economic scenarios research
6. Definitions and data exchange
7. Decision Support System (DSS) tools for farmers
8. Design tools
9. Local food strategies
10.Soil and water management
11.Farm machinery
In this report the above mentioned areas are explained and described and finally
suggestions for the potential embedding of each of the items is discussed
Otoczenie zewnetrzne efektywnosci energetycznej w rolnictwie – studium przypadków (External sector energy efficiency in agriculture - case studies)
Until recently energy efficiency in agriculture has received little attention. Nevertheless, energy consumption in agriculture is considerable, especially when indirect energy use is taken into account. AGREE has the objective of showing the potential of short term energy efficiency gains and the promise of a long term potential. Environmental effects of savings on direct and indirect energy use in agriculture are integrally considered, as energy use efficiency also implies reduction of greenhouse gas emissions