Controlled Environment Agriculture requires some equipment to achieve its benefits, even tough many practices/behaviours can be implemented for free. When deciding the equipment you are going to purchase, it is extremely important to have into account:
– Initial Investment
– Correct sizing
– Overall Efficiency
– Technical Support
– Ease of Substitution
– Disposability
There are two main branches of CEA: fully indoor and greenhouses. The variables to be controlled and monitored are basically the same but the scale, energy consumption, type of equipment and the way the outdoors affects your crop are very different.
Lets take a look at some of the equipment in our of our 25 m2 turn-key solution
Climate Control:
- Air Conditioning: Heating + Cooling
- Dehumidification
- Ventilation
- Extractors
- Air Treatment
Climate Monitoring:
- Temperature
- Relative Humidity and Absolute Humidity
- Vapor Pressure Difference
- CO2
- Enthalpy
- Substrate Humidity
Irrigation:
- Pumps
- Filters
- Pipes and Valves
- Nutrient Mixer
- pH Control
Others :
- Energy Consumption Monitor
- Actuators
- CO2 injectors
- Pests Control and Monitoring
- Gateway and Software
