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Pérez Neira D, Soler Montiel M, Delgado Cabeza M, et al. Energy use and carbon footprint of the tomato production in heated multi-tunnel greenhouses in Almeria within an exporting agri-food system context. Sci Total Environ. 2018;628:1627-1636doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.127.
Pérez Neira, D., Soler Montiel, M., Delgado Cabeza, M., & Reigada, A. (2018). Energy use and carbon footprint of the tomato production in heated multi-tunnel greenhouses in Almeria within an exporting agri-food system context. The Science of the total environment, 6281627-1636. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.127
Pérez Neira, David, et al. "Energy use and carbon footprint of the tomato production in heated multi-tunnel greenhouses in Almeria within an exporting agri-food system context." The Science of the total environment vol. 628 (2018): 1627-1636. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.127
Pérez Neira D, Soler Montiel M, Delgado Cabeza M, Reigada A. Energy use and carbon footprint of the tomato production in heated multi-tunnel greenhouses in Almeria within an exporting agri-food system context. Sci Total Environ. 2018 Jul 01;628:1627-1636. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.127. Epub 2018 Feb 28. PMID: 30045579.
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Sci Total Environ. 2018 Jul 01;628:1627-1636. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.127. Epub 2018 Feb 28.

Energy use and carbon footprint of the tomato production in heated multi-tunnel greenhouses in Almeria within an exporting agri-food system context.

The Science of the total environment

David Pérez Neira, Marta Soler Montiel, Manuel Delgado Cabeza, Alicia Reigada

Affiliations

  1. Economy and Statistic Department, University of León, Campus de Vegazana s/n, 24071 León, Spain. Electronic address: [email protected].
  2. Applied Economy II Department, University of Seville, Avda. Ramón y Cajal 1, 41018 Seville, Spain. Electronic address: [email protected].
  3. Applied Economy II Department, University of Seville, Avda. Ramón y Cajal 1, 41018 Seville, Spain. Electronic address: [email protected].
  4. Social Anthropology Department, University of Seville, Dona María de Padilla s/n, 41004 Seville, Spain. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 30045579 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.127

Abstract

Almeria (Spain) is one of the most important agricultural centers of vegetable cultivation in Europe. The search for technological innovation has led to the introduction of climate control systems in greenhouses in Almeria to improve productivity during the cold season. Up to now, no studies have analyzed the energy behavior of introducing this technology in this specific region. The objective of the present study is therefore to analyze the energy use and carbon footprint (CF) of the tomato production in heated multi-tunnel greenhouses in Almeria from a life cycle perspective (cradle to regional distribution center approach). The results obtained show that the introduction of heating systems in multi-tunnel greenhouses in Almeria allowed for an increase in the annual productivity per hectare and kilogram below the increment in cumulative energy demand (CED). The on-farm CED and CF were estimated at, respectively, 13.4 MJ and 0.92 kg CO

Published by Elsevier B.V.

Keywords: Energy-LCA; Fresh vegetables; GHG emissions; Heated greenhouses; Mediterranean Basin; Supply chain

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