European Commission definitions of energy efficiency, are given below:

European Commission requirements regarding energy use in the EU (Directive 2012/27 / EU) establish a common framework of measures for the promotion of energy efficiency within the European Union to: failures that impede efficiency in the supply and use of energy. Provides for the establishment of indicative national energy efficiency targets for 2020

In the framework of the AGREE project [3], several state of the art studies on the energy efficiency of specific agricultural production systems of different types (arable crops, agro-forest, greenhouses, and animal husbandry) were executed in 2012-13. Europe based on existing data from six countries. Finland, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal) are available. Energy efficiency measures were proposed for each agricultural system and presented in an overview report. A summary and summary report on the state of the art, drivers and stakeholders of energy efficiency in agriculture, and the potential for energy saving is also available. The most directly effective measures are taken from the accounts of their effect on energy consumption by unit of production in certain countries. The results are presented in a report Economic and Environmental Analysis of Energy Efficiency Measures in Agriculture – Case Studies and Trade-Offs. An intensive stakeholder process, organized by national stakeholder meetings in six countries, revealed the opportunities and drawbacks for a sustainable energy efficient agriculture in Europe. The results of this process are presented for one or two countries (Finland, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal). The results of all reports are summarized in a report on the transnational value of national stakeholders meetings. The integration of the perspectives of the representatives of the regions of Europe and the future of efficient energy production in Europe, the output of a transnational stakeholder meeting, is summarized in the Agenda for transnational collaboration. This represents the shared views on how to improve energy efficiency in European agriculture.

According to the work done in AGREE, suggestions were given on the definition of energy efficiency in agriculture