Urban self-sufficiency: how rooftops could contribute to cities’ energy, food and water demands, Spain

A recent study helps city planners find the greenest and most effective way of producing renewable energy, crops and water on rooftops. The researchers developed a method for analysing the performance and environmental impacts of different combinations of rooftop rainwater-harvesting-, energy- and food systems. It could aid efforts to promote urban self-sufficiency and a sustainable circular economy, they suggest.

Source : http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/research/newsalert/pdf/urban_self_sufficiency_how_rooftops_could_contribute_to_cities_energy_food_and_water_demands_524na1_en.pdf

Date : August 27, 2019 at 03:36PM

Tag(s) : EUROPE,Energy Transition