A web-based tool for biomass production systems

Busato, Patrizia; Berruto, Remigio

doi:10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2013.09.002

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“…This paper is the continuation of the work presented in Busato and Berruto [20], where a web-based tool for the estimation of the cost for the biomass production and transportation of multiple-crop production systems was presented. In the present work, the tool is extended to additionally provide the energy balance of the examined systems.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…The input that is provided by the user remains the same as in the case of the cost estimation [20]. To that effect, only the new features of the tool are detailed in this work, while the existing ones are briefly presented.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…To that effect, only the new features of the tool are detailed in this work, while the existing ones are briefly presented. To that end, it is recommended that the reader refer to the above-mentioned paper [20].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The embedded databases of the tool involve two types of coefficients: the operations-related and the energy-related ones. The operations-related coefficients [18,20] are necessary in order to calculate the time requirements for each individual operation, including all time elements (e.g., turning time, preparation time in the field, loading and unloading time, etc.) and the fuel consumption requirements in the various parts of a field operation or a logistics operation.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The same production scenario is also presented in Busato and Berruto [20]. The case study is selected to be identical for comparability reasons of the monetary cost and the energy cost contribution of the various operations.…”

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A Web-Based Tool for Energy Balance Estimation in Multiple-Crops Production Systems

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Biomass production systems include multiple-crops rotations, various machinery systems, diversified operational practices and several dispersed fields located in a range of distances between the various facilities (e.g., storage and processing facilities). These factors diversify the energy and cost requirements of the system. To that effect, assessment tools dedicated a single-crop production based on average standards cannot provide an insight evaluation of a specific production system, e.g., for a whole farm in terms of energy and cost requirements. This paper is the continuation of previous work, which presents a web-based tool for cost estimation of biomass production and transportation of multiple-crop production. In the present work, the tool is extended to additionally provide the energy balance of the examined systems. The energy input includes the whole supply chain of the biomass, namely crop cultivation, harvesting, handling of biomass and transportation to the processing facilities. A case study involving a real crop production system that feeds a biogas plant of 200 kW was selected for the demonstration of the tool's applicability. The output of the tool provides a series of indexes dedicated to the energy input and balance. The presented tool can be used for the comparison of the performance, in terms of energy requirements, between various crops, fields, operations practices, and operations systems providing support for decisions on the biomass production system design (e.g., allocation of crops to fields) and operations management (e.g., machinery system selection).

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An integrated user-friendly web-based spatial platform for bioenergy planning

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Decision making models embedded into a web-based tool for assessing pest infestation risk

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2015

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Current practices in agricultural management involve the application of rules and techniques to ensure high quality and environmentally friendly production. Based on their experience, agricultural technicians and farmers make critical decisions affecting crop growth while considering several interwoven agricultural, technological, environmental, legal and economic factors. In this context, decision support systems and the knowledge models that support them, enable the incorporation of valuable experience into software systems providing support to agricultural technicians to make rapid and effective decisions for efficient crop growth. Pest control is an important issue in agricultural management due to crop yield reductions caused by pests and it involves expert knowledge. This paper presents a formalisation of the pest control problem and the workflow followed by agricultural technicians and farmers in integrated pest management, the crop production strategy that combines different practices for growing healthy crops whilst minimising pesticide use. A generic decision schema for estimating infestation risk of a given pest on a given crop is defined and it acts as a metamodel for the maintenance and extension of the knowledge embedded in a pest management decision support system which is also presented. This software tool has been implemented by integrating a rule-based tool into web-based architecture. Evaluation from validity and usability perspectives concluded that both agricultural technicians and farmers considered it a useful tool in pest control, particularly for training new technicians and inexperienced farmers.

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A web-based tool for biomass production systems

Cited by 13 publications

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A Web-Based Tool for Energy Balance Estimation in Multiple-Crops Production Systems

A Web-Based Tool for Energy Balance Estimation in Multiple-Crops Production Systems

An integrated user-friendly web-based spatial platform for bioenergy planning

Decision making models embedded into a web-based tool for assessing pest infestation risk

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