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Integrated Renewable Energy Systems in Fruit and Vegetable Processing Industries: A Systematic Review

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  • Sofia Lewis Lopes
  • Elizabeth Duarte
  • Rita Fragoso

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The exponential population growth will put great pressure on natural resources, agriculture, energy systems and waste production. New business models and innovative technological approaches are necessary to tackle these challenges and achieve the energy transition targets set by the European Commission. Renewable energy technologies and processes such as solar photovoltaic, solar thermal and anaerobic co-digestion have become a subject of interest and research as a solution that could be fully implemented in industries and solve several environmental and economic problems. This paper discusses the possibility of integrating and complement these technologies to maximize renewable energy production and circularity. The review was performed with a funnel approach aiming to analyze broad to specific subjects. Beginning with a literature review on the various definitions of circular economy, bioeconomy, and circular bioeconomy, ultimately proposing a single definition according to an industrial and academic scope combination, followed by a systematization and assessment of data and literature regarding energy systems present state and projections. The next phase was to assess data and literature of the fruit and vegetable processing industry from an energy consumption and biowaste production perspective to consequently discussing technologies that could help manage problems identified throughout this review. This paper culminates in propounding an Integrated Renewable Energy System conceptual model that promotes energy and waste circularity, envisioning how industries could be designed or redesigned in the future, coupled with a circular bioeconomy business model.

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  • Sofia Lewis Lopes & Elizabeth Duarte & Rita Fragoso, 2021. "Integrated Renewable Energy Systems in Fruit and Vegetable Processing Industries: A Systematic Review," European Journal of Energy Research, European Open Science, vol. 1(3), pages 1-12, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:epw:energy:v:1:y:2021:i:3:id:7013
    DOI: 10.24018/ejenergy.2021.1.3.13
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