In the frame of its activities in supporting the EXPO 2015 and on the behalf of DG ENER, JRC has recently published a report [1] aimed at discussing the current state of play for food-related energy consumption and opportunities for improvement in the European Union. Detailed estimates for energy consumed in each production step for a basket of most representative food products were computed based on a LCA approach. These estimates have served as bases for discussing challenges and opportunities for making the EU food consumption "energy-smarter", both in terms of decreasing the overall energy consumed and increasing the share of renewable energy employed in the whole food chain
Energy Use in the EU Food Sector: State of Play and Opportunities for Improvement.
NOTARNICOLA, Bruno;TASSIELLI, GIUSEPPE;RENZULLI, PIETRO ALEXANDER
2015-01-01
Abstract
In the frame of its activities in supporting the EXPO 2015 and on the behalf of DG ENER, JRC has recently published a report [1] aimed at discussing the current state of play for food-related energy consumption and opportunities for improvement in the European Union. Detailed estimates for energy consumed in each production step for a basket of most representative food products were computed based on a LCA approach. These estimates have served as bases for discussing challenges and opportunities for making the EU food consumption "energy-smarter", both in terms of decreasing the overall energy consumed and increasing the share of renewable energy employed in the whole food chainI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
