Energy life-cycle assessment of fruit products - Case study of Beira Interior’s peach (Portugal)
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Resumo: | Currently, there is a growing demand for cleaner and sustainable technologies due to environmental issues. In this sense, there is a necessity to manage the assessment of production processes and the rationalization of energy consumption. In this study, an Energy Life-Cycle Assessment (ELCA) was carried out through energy efficiency indicators, directed to the characterization and renewability of the peach production system life-cycle in the Portuguese region of Beira Interior. The study intends to investigate the non-renewable energy inputs from fossil fuels, as well as the emissions resulting from machinery. In addition, warehouse energy inputs are analyzed, mainly cooling systems of refrigerated chambers where fruits are preserved. This analysis aims to find opportunities for technological, environmental and best practices improvements. Test scenarios were analyzed and revealing soil groundcover maintenance is the operation with the largest impact in the energy consumption of the production process (3176 MJ·ha−1 ). In the post-harvest processes, the energy consumption largest impact is given by the warehouse’s operations (35,700 MJ·ha−1 ), followed by transportation (6180 MJ·ha−1 ). Concerning the emissions resulting from the fuels consumption, the largest impact is due to the plantation machinery and the transportation from warehouse to retailers |
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Energy life-cycle assessment of fruit products - Case study of Beira Interior’s peach (Portugal)PeachEnergy life-cycle assessmentePost-harvestCurrently, there is a growing demand for cleaner and sustainable technologies due to environmental issues. In this sense, there is a necessity to manage the assessment of production processes and the rationalization of energy consumption. In this study, an Energy Life-Cycle Assessment (ELCA) was carried out through energy efficiency indicators, directed to the characterization and renewability of the peach production system life-cycle in the Portuguese region of Beira Interior. The study intends to investigate the non-renewable energy inputs from fossil fuels, as well as the emissions resulting from machinery. In addition, warehouse energy inputs are analyzed, mainly cooling systems of refrigerated chambers where fruits are preserved. This analysis aims to find opportunities for technological, environmental and best practices improvements. Test scenarios were analyzed and revealing soil groundcover maintenance is the operation with the largest impact in the energy consumption of the production process (3176 MJ·ha−1 ). In the post-harvest processes, the energy consumption largest impact is given by the warehouse’s operations (35,700 MJ·ha−1 ), followed by transportation (6180 MJ·ha−1 ). Concerning the emissions resulting from the fuels consumption, the largest impact is due to the plantation machinery and the transportation from warehouse to retailersRepositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Castelo BrancoGaspar, João PiresGaspar, Pedro DinisSilva, Pedro Dinho daSimões, MariaEspírito Santo, C.2019-12-11T15:39:12Z20182018-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/6813eng10.3390/su10103530info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-01-16T11:47:01Zoai:repositorio.ipcb.pt:10400.11/6813Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:37:28.680264Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Energy life-cycle assessment of fruit products - Case study of Beira Interior’s peach (Portugal) |
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Energy life-cycle assessment of fruit products - Case study of Beira Interior’s peach (Portugal) |
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Energy life-cycle assessment of fruit products - Case study of Beira Interior’s peach (Portugal) Gaspar, João Pires Peach Energy life-cycle assessmente Post-harvest |
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Energy life-cycle assessment of fruit products - Case study of Beira Interior’s peach (Portugal) |
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Energy life-cycle assessment of fruit products - Case study of Beira Interior’s peach (Portugal) |
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Energy life-cycle assessment of fruit products - Case study of Beira Interior’s peach (Portugal) |
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Energy life-cycle assessment of fruit products - Case study of Beira Interior’s peach (Portugal) |
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Energy life-cycle assessment of fruit products - Case study of Beira Interior’s peach (Portugal) |
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Gaspar, João Pires |
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Gaspar, João Pires Gaspar, Pedro Dinis Silva, Pedro Dinho da Simões, Maria Espírito Santo, C. |
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Gaspar, Pedro Dinis Silva, Pedro Dinho da Simões, Maria Espírito Santo, C. |
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Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco |
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Gaspar, João Pires Gaspar, Pedro Dinis Silva, Pedro Dinho da Simões, Maria Espírito Santo, C. |
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Peach Energy life-cycle assessmente Post-harvest |
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Peach Energy life-cycle assessmente Post-harvest |
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Currently, there is a growing demand for cleaner and sustainable technologies due to environmental issues. In this sense, there is a necessity to manage the assessment of production processes and the rationalization of energy consumption. In this study, an Energy Life-Cycle Assessment (ELCA) was carried out through energy efficiency indicators, directed to the characterization and renewability of the peach production system life-cycle in the Portuguese region of Beira Interior. The study intends to investigate the non-renewable energy inputs from fossil fuels, as well as the emissions resulting from machinery. In addition, warehouse energy inputs are analyzed, mainly cooling systems of refrigerated chambers where fruits are preserved. This analysis aims to find opportunities for technological, environmental and best practices improvements. Test scenarios were analyzed and revealing soil groundcover maintenance is the operation with the largest impact in the energy consumption of the production process (3176 MJ·ha−1 ). In the post-harvest processes, the energy consumption largest impact is given by the warehouse’s operations (35,700 MJ·ha−1 ), followed by transportation (6180 MJ·ha−1 ). Concerning the emissions resulting from the fuels consumption, the largest impact is due to the plantation machinery and the transportation from warehouse to retailers |
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