The relationship between renewable energy and agricultural economics is an interesting
topic. In fact, the agricultural sector may be a source for renewable energies, such as biofuel …

The production of olive oil is considered to be one of the largest agricultural business
sectors in the Mediterranean area. Apart from its significant impact on the economies of …

The aim of this study is determination of exergoenvironmental efficiency for using solar
technologies in sunflower oil production in Iran. Accordingly, the applications of photovoltaic …

In recent years, with the worsening of the global climate problem, the issue of CO 2
emissions has gradually attracted people's attention. Accurately predicting CO 2 emissions …

Joint implementation of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)
has recently showed to be a suitable tool for measuring efficiency in agri-food systems. In …

In this paper, a new concept called “exergoeconoenvironmental” analysis is proposed for a
better understanding of energy conversion systems with respect to thermodynamic …

Intensive cultivation and post-harvest vegetable oil production stages are major sources of
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Variation between production systems and reporting …

Alternative protein sources such as microbial protein (MP) are currently considered to
alleviate the burden that food production exerts on the environment. Even though MP …

In recent years, the debate about environmental impacts and the sustainability of agricultural
products has increased. Environmental impact indicators are increasingly being demanded …

Cumulative exergy consumption is an innovative method that can help to evaluate different
energy use problems in crop production process. In this study, cumulative exergy approach …