Month: June 2024

  • Greenhouse dehumidification

    Greenhouse dehumidification

    With rising costs of energy and pressure from retailers to reduce carbon emissions, controlled environment horticulture (CEH) has been moving towards even higher efficiency production in glasshouse models. This often comes in the form of ‘closed’ or ‘semi-closed’ designs. These systems minimise air infiltration and attempt to maintain an indoor environment to maximise the effectiveness…

  • Agrivoltaics for controlled environment horticulture

    Agrivoltaics for controlled environment horticulture

    The uptake of renewable electricity production in the UK controlled environment horticulture (CEH) industry has been lower than other sectors. In large part, this is because CEH set-ups in glasshouses do not have the large open spaces or unused roof areas needed for the popular generation options. Agrivoltaics has potential to change this dynamic. Simply,…