Toward Sustainability: An Overview of the Use of Green Hydrogen in the Agriculture and Livestock Sector

A Maganza, A Gabetti, P Pastorino, A Zanoli, B Sicuro… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The climate crisis we are facing increasingly requires us to achieve zero
carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Green hydrogen is a gas produced from the electrolysis of …

Electrolyzer performance analysis of an integrated hydrogen power system for greenhouse heating. A case study

S Pascuzzi, AS Anifantis, I Blanco… - Sustainability, 2016 - mdpi.com
A greenhouse containing an integrated system of photovoltaic panels, a water electrolyzer,
fuel cells and a geothermal heat pump was set up to investigate suitable solutions for a …

Study of a large square baler with innovative technological systems that optimize the baling effectiveness

AS Guerrieri, AS Anifantis, F Santoro, S Pascuzzi - Agriculture, 2019 - mdpi.com
The employment of bales is of considerable interest in the agricultural sector due to the
mechanization of the production chain, the ease of their manipulation and transport, the low …

Operator dermal exposure to pesticides in tomato and strawberry greenhouses from hand-held sprayers

E Cerruto, G Manetto, F Santoro, S Pascuzzi - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
Protection of greenhouse crops in southern Italy usually requires 15–20 phytosanitary
treatments per year, with volume rates in the range of 1000–2000 L ha− 1, depending on the …

Smart machines, remote sensing, precision farming, processes, mechatronic, materials and policies for safety and health aspects

A Colantoni, D Monarca, V Laurendi, M Villarini… - Agriculture, 2018 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this Special Issue is to publish high-quality research papers, as well as
review articles, addressing recent advances on systems, processes, and materials for work …

Geothermal source heat pump performance for a greenhouse heating system: An experimental study

AS Anifantis, S Pascuzzi… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2016 - agroengineering.org
Greenhouses play a significant function in the modern agriculture economy even if require
great amount of energy for heating systems. An interesting solution to alleviate the energy …

The concept of a compact profile agricultural tractor suitable for use on specialised tree crops

S Pascuzzi, AS Anifantis, F Santoro - Agriculture, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study firstly examined certain methods of vineyard management typically adopted in
Apulia for both table grapes and wine grapes. In the later phenological stages, guyot or …

Hazards assessment and technical actions due to the production of pressured hydrogen within a pilot photovoltaic-electrolyser-fuel cell power system for agricultural …

S Pascuzzi, I Blanco, AS Anifantis, GS Mugnozza - 2016 - h2knowledgecentre.com
A pilot power system formed by photovoltaic panels, alkaline electrolyser and fuel cell stacks
was designed and set up to supply the heating system of an experimental greenhouse. The …

A study on the drift of spray droplets dipped in airflows with different directions

S Pascuzzi, V Bulgakov, F Santoro, AS Anifantis… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The European Directive concerning pesticide sustainable use establishes regulations to
reduce the environmental drift throughout treatments to agricultural crops, particularly in …

Study of a pilot photovoltaic-electrolyser-fuel cell power system for a geothermal heat pump heated greenhouse and evaluation of the electrolyser efficiency and …

I Blanco, S Pascuzzi, AS Anifantis… - Journal of …, 2014 - agroengineering.org
The intrinsic factor of variability of renewable energy sources often limits their broader use.
The photovoltaic solar systems can be provided with a power back up based on a …