Speaking Green Communications Water Energy Food Nexus 03092016 final

Is Producing the food we eat a waste of water and energy we need?

-Insights into the Water Energy Food Nexus

Alameda Kiwanis Club Wednesday March 9, 2016by

Tony GreenSpeaking Green Communications 2016

Alternative Energy

Environment

Advanced Materials

Water Conservation

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Agenda1. Opening Thought 2. Glimpse of the Future 3. Challenges and More Challenges 4. Food/Water5. Energy/Food6. Water/Energy7. Water – Energy – Food Nexus8. To Think About9. Questions and Answers

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These were the words of John Beddington, Chief Scientific Adviser to the British Government in 2009

when talking about the relationships between food, energy, water and

the climate.


http://steps-centre.org/wp-content/uploads/Water-and-the-Nexus.pdf

Opening Thought- “A perfect storm”

http://steps-centre.org/wp-content/uploads/Water-and-the-Nexus.pdf


Glimpse of the Future

http://www.springer.com/cda/content/document/cda_downloaddocument/9783319057460-c2.pdf?SGWID=0-0-45-1486976-p176660640.

Challenges and more Challenges


Cause for Increase on Demand?


Water

Energy

Food


Water Energy Food Nexus


Water/Food

Food Water

Energy

What takes more water to produce?Beef by factor of 3 1/2

Food “and Water” for thought


Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/13/food-water-footprint_n_5952862.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/13/food-water-footprint_n_5952862.html

Overview of the Processes require to produce the food we eat

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There are a wide variety of food processing operations are be divided into four broad categories. Ambient temperature processes. These include

cleaning and sorting; peeling, chopping and shredding and milling; - filtration, centrifuging, expression, extraction and membrane processes; mixing, blending and forming.

Thermal processes. These are processes involving heating and include pasteurization and sterilization; evaporation; and various cooking processes. Low temperature processes; chilling and freezing.

Fermentation processes Post processing operations; packaging and storage

Food Processing Overall

Copyright @ Speaking Green Communications 2016 http://sst-web.tees.ac.uk/external/U0000504/Notes/ProcessPrinciples/Balance/Balance.html

About the Water Required – How is used?


Fruit % Water Content

Cranberries 87Grapefruit 91

Water Melon 92Orange 87

Strawberries 92Pineapple 87

Grapes 81Apple 84

Banana 74Peach 88

Vegetable % Water Content

Potato 79Zucchini 95

Cucumber 96Spinach 92

Tomato (Red) 94Broccoli 91Lettuce 96Celery 95

Eggplant 92Spinach 92

Prepared by Sandra Bastin, Foods and Nutrition Specialist and Kim Henken, Extension Associate for ENRI.

Water

Energy

Food

Energy/Water


The term Water-Energy nexus refers to the fact that water and energy are inseparable/connected. This is because:

Water is required to produce energy.

Energy is required to make use of water.

Water /Energy Separable?

Source: Meeting the Needs of the Water Energy Nexus CEP April 2011


Water Nexus Overview

http://www.ncsl.org/research/environment-and-natural-resources/overviewofthewaterenergynexusintheus.aspxCopyright @ Speaking Green Communications 2016

Source: https://www.slideshare.net/ElectrochemicalSociety/the-waterenergy-nexus-opportunities-and-challenges?from_m_app=ios



https://www.slideshare.net/ElectrochemicalSociety/the-waterenergy-nexus-opportunities-and-challenges?from_m_app=ios

Water

Energy

Food


Energy/Food

Source: Food is an Energy Issue Getting to a Sustainable and Climate-Friendly Food and Farming System by Heather Schonover



Energy use in the US food system

Retail food services

4%

Commercial food services

7%

Agricultural production

21%

Transport14%

Processing16%Packaging

7%

Household storage and preparation

31%


Energy Used In Producing FoodEnergy to make fertilizers and pesticidesFuels for tractors and other equipmentFuels for heating and ventilation of farm buildings,

livestock and poultry facilitiesElectricity for irrigation (if used), lighting, buildingsEmbodied energy in equipment and buildings

http://faculty.geog.utoronto.ca/Harvey/Harvey/books/Energy%20New%20Reality/ENR%20Volume%201/ENR%20Volume%201%20Chapter%207%20(Agriculture).ppt.


http://www.irena.org/documentdownloads/publications/irena_water_energy_food_nexus_2015.pdf

Water Energy Food Illustration


Water Energy Food to Think About


Renewable energy resources such as solar, wind and tidal are readily available and do not require fuel processing and associated water inputs

The agri-food supply chain accounts for 30% of the world’s energy consumption and is the largest consumer of water resources, accounting for approximately 70% of all freshwater use.

Water Energy Food to Think About


Getting your food locally goes a long way to reducing the water and energy footprints

When you Waste Food, you Waste Water as well as Energy

Why Book Tony?

Tony’s background in clean-tech which includes experience in water, energy, chemicals and the environment and his communication skills refined from this time in sales/marketing will ensure attendees will walk away with timely information and insights presented in an easy to absorb manner.

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Questions & Answers


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