Production Processes Related to Conventional and Renewable Energy in Enterprises and in the Circular Economy

Borowski, Piotr F.

doi:10.3390/pr10030521

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“…The most important challenges of modern dairy production include ensuring appropriate living conditions and animal welfare, which are part of the effective, sustainable development of the farming system [ 79 ]. This sustainable development includes livestock facilities and their technical equipment, which imply technical and technological progress in dairy production [ 80 , 81 ]. Research covering the identification of problems with technical equipment in barns is part of the process of improving knowledge about dairy production.…”

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Comparison of Cattle Housing Systems Based on the Criterion of Damage to Barn Equipment and Construction Errors

Gaworski

Boćkowski²

2022

Animals

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Dairy cattle housing systems are the subject of numerous studies, in which a strong emphasis is placed on the comparison of animal welfare, animal behavior, production indicators and labor inputs. Dairy cattle housing systems are linked to specific livestock buildings, which is a prerequisite for undertaking studies comparing barns and their technical equipment. The aim of the study was to compare barns with two types of housing systems, i.e., tie-stall and freestall, including the identification of technical wear in various areas used by animals. This objective was linked to the assessment of animal health problems in livestock facilities. The research covered 38 dairy farms, 19 of which kept cows in the tie-stall system and 19 in the freestall system. The barns in these farms were examined for technical damage and construction errors, assessed in four areas: lying, feeding, milking and social. The research results confirmed significant differences in the degree of damage to technical equipment in individual areas of barns and between barns with tie-stall and freestall housing systems. The conclusions indicate the need to link the degradation of barns and their technical equipment, as well as design errors with the evaluation of dairy cattle welfare in future studies.

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Comparison of Cattle Housing Systems Based on the Criterion of Damage to Barn Equipment and Construction Errors

Gaworski

Boćkowski²

2022

Animals

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“…The results of research on the measurable features of technical devices contribute important information to the state of knowledge about their working potential, including the achieved work efficiency, quality of task implementation, energy consumption, or environmental impact [39]. Is this scope of knowledge about a given technical device, however, sufficient for its full, objective assessment?…”

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Supporting Decision-Making in the Technical Equipment Selection Process by the Method of Contradictory Evaluations

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Borowski

Kozioł³

2022

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Creating new research concepts is an important element in supporting the development of production systems and their components, including technical equipment. Many technical devices are characterized by a high degree of complexity, which justifies the need for a specific approach to their assessment and becomes an inspiration to search for innovative methods of assessment. As part of the proposed new approach to the assessment of technical objects, studies were carried out in which users of chainsaws assessed their technical and functional features, taking into account the options: advantage and disadvantage. The number of positive and negative assessments of a given feature was used in the developed methodology to calculate the utility potential index. The proposed formula for calculating the utility potential index is a contribution to the current state of knowledge in the field of evaluation of technical objects and their features, as well as comparisons between technical objects. Based on the definition of the utility potential index, its value ranges from 0.0 to 1.0. The conducted research and calculation results indicated the accumulation of the lowest and the highest values of the utility potential index for one of the functional features, i.e., the price of the equipment. The utilitarian effect of the study is the creation of a tool supporting the selection of equipment for the needs of its users. The research results can also be used as a suggestion for the improvement of the indicated features of technical devices by their manufacturers.

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“…It becomes a resource that must be used or disposed of in some way. As a result of industrialization, global urbanization, and economic development, the world is facing the problem of using industrial, agricultural, and urban waste [2][3][4].…”

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Efficiency of Utilization of Wastes for Green Energy Production and Reduction of Pollution in Rural Areas

Borowski

Barwicki

2022

Energies

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The aim of the study is to present the possibilities of simultaneous production of green energy and reduction of pollution in rural areas. Actions taken by small family businesses are in line with the goals of a low-carbon economy. The paper presents the results of research on the possibility of using ecological energy for production and, at the same time, utilizing harmful waste generated in farms in rural areas. Within a month, a medium-sized biogas plant can produce about 35–40 GJ of energy (depending on the input material). Biogas production may be of significant importance from the point of view of environmental protection, especially in the case of overproduction of animal waste and slaughterhouse materials. The production and use of energy generated from agricultural waste give a great opportunity for diversification and an increase in income of family farms. In addition to financial, energy, and environmental gains, we can obtain a very valuable fertilizer that is easily absorbed by plants in field cultivation. Energy efficiency is an important parameter in biogas production. The possibility of reducing pollution in rural areas and the possibility of using digestate as a fertilizer and an innovative addition to biocomposites.

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Production Processes Related to Conventional and Renewable Energy in Enterprises and in the Circular Economy

Abstract: In modern enterprises, all processes that are understood as structured activities intended for production, i [...]

Cited by 3 publications

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Comparison of Cattle Housing Systems Based on the Criterion of Damage to Barn Equipment and Construction Errors

Comparison of Cattle Housing Systems Based on the Criterion of Damage to Barn Equipment and Construction Errors

Supporting Decision-Making in the Technical Equipment Selection Process by the Method of Contradictory Evaluations

Efficiency of Utilization of Wastes for Green Energy Production and Reduction of Pollution in Rural Areas

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