• Design of Farm machine systems
• Self–propelled vehicles and GPS
• Precision farming
• Robotic applications in agriculture
• Pumps and pumping systems
• Installations for water purification
• Applications of Tribology in Farm machine systems
• Mechanical Harvesting of various agricultural products

• Control systems and process control
• Greenhouse environmental control
• Nutrition control in hydroponics
• Environmental control of animal housing
• Management of aquaculture enterprises
• Remote–management of irrigation networks engaging telematics technology
• Meteorological applications and data utilisation
• Applications in Agriculture via Internet Protocol
• Artificial intelligent Applications
• Optimisation techniques in Agriculture
• Development of multimedia applications in agriculture
• Research and development of rational practices for agriculture certifications
• Diagnostics – predictive systems
• Applications of expert systems in constructive machinery
• Inputs– outputs (energy balance) in energy cultivations

• Physicochemical and mechanical properties of biological material
• Cold storage of fruits, vegetables, Floral Crops and Nursery Stock
• Methods of agricultural products storage implementing minimal processing
• Controlled atmosphere storage
• Modified atmosphere packaging
• Ready–to–eat salads (Fruits & vegetables)
• Precooling of fruits and vegetables
• Development of postharvest criteria for cold stored agricultural products
• Cold storage and aerated stores (management and maintenance)
• Freezing of agricultural products (processing – quality)

• Power production systems
• Energy analysis of machines and energy systems
• Cooling circuits (single– and multi– stage), cooling systems, applications
• Humidification – dehumidification systems
• Artificial and sun drying of agricultural products
• Heat pumps
• Recovery, storage, upgrade of thermal energy
• Rational use of energy

The activities in this area include many applications.

• Biomass
  • Experimental energy crops, (sunflower, rapeseed, eucalyptus, miscanthus etc)
  • Study of the biomass potential for energy production in Greece and elsewhere.
  • Study of the methods of biomass processing for biofuels production (liquid, solid and gas fuels)
  • Usage and application of biofuels for energy production (heat and electricity).

• Solar Energy
  • Experimental and theoretical study of solar collectors for heat and power production
  • Testing and application of various type photovoltaics (silicon, thin film). Testing of photovoltaic systems for water pumping or water desalination

• Aeolian Energy
  • Study of small scale wind turbines for rural applications