Can Food–Energy–Water Nexus Research Keep Pace with Agricultural Innovation?

Zhuang, Jie; Gill, Tom; Löffler, Frank E.; Jin, Mingzhou; Sayler, Gary S.

doi:10.1016/j.eng.2022.08.014

Can Food–Energy–Water Nexus Research Keep Pace with Agricultural Innovation?

Journal Article · Tue Oct 25 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Engineering

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eng.2022.08.014· OSTI ID:1961958

Zhuang, Jie ^[1]; Gill, Tom ^[1]; ^[2]; Jin, Mingzhou ^[1]; Sayler, Gary S. ^[1]

Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

The interconnection among food–energy–water (FEW) systems in meeting societal demands is broadly acknowledged. Similarly, competitive or synergistic allocations of water and energy resources for agricultural production, manufacturing, and human consumption are understood, and their economic impacts can be predicted. Far less appreciated and understood are the outcomes of the FEW nexus in response to operation changes in agricultural practices and the associated technological innovations for future generations. Also, the inter-scale and feedback effects of emerging technology-driven resource reallocation and decision-making on FEW systems are largely unknown. For example, how do the agroeconomic feedbacks of intelligent technologies influence the FEW nexus of agricultural production under environmental and demographic changes? How does the necessary water allocation for powering non-powered dams and pumped-storage hydropower generation influence agricultural production and municipal water supply maintenance? How do solar and wind energy farms influence land use for agriculture and the rural economy? In turn, how can the generated solar and wind energy help reduce the cost of groundwater extraction or water desalination?

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1961958

Journal Information:: Engineering, Journal Name: Engineering Journal Issue: December Vol. 19; ISSN 2095-8099

Publisher:: Engineering Sciences PressCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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