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: Received: 3 August 2023 / Approved: 4 August 2023 / Online: 4 August 2023 (19:16:18 CEST)
How to cite:
Soussi, A.; Zero, E.; Ouammi, A.; Zejli, D.; Zahmoun, S.; Sacile, R. Greenhouse Towards Near Zero Energy Consumption: Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Directions. Preprints2023, 2023080451. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.0451.v1
Soussi, A.; Zero, E.; Ouammi, A.; Zejli, D.; Zahmoun, S.; Sacile, R. Greenhouse Towards Near Zero Energy Consumption: Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Directions. Preprints 2023, 2023080451. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.0451.v1
Soussi, A.; Zero, E.; Ouammi, A.; Zejli, D.; Zahmoun, S.; Sacile, R. Greenhouse Towards Near Zero Energy Consumption: Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Directions. Preprints2023, 2023080451. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.0451.v1
APA Style
Soussi, A., Zero, E., Ouammi, A., Zejli, D., Zahmoun, S., & Sacile, R. (2023). Greenhouse Towards Near Zero Energy Consumption: Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Directions. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.0451.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Soussi, A., Said Zahmoun and Roberto Sacile. 2023 "Greenhouse Towards Near Zero Energy Consumption: Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Directions" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.0451.v1
Abstract
The global agricultural sector is increasingly pressured to adopt sustainable practices and reduce its environmental impact. In this context, greenhouses play a crucial role in enabling year-round crop production, ensuring food security, and minimizing reliance on traditional open-field farming. However, the energy consumption associated with greenhouse operations poses a significant challenge to achieving sustainability goals. As a result, there is a growing emphasis on transitioning greenhouses towards near-zero energy consumption.
Near-zero energy consumption in greenhouses refers to the ambitious objective of minimizing energy usage to the greatest extent possible while maintaining optimal growing conditions for crops. This goal encompasses reducing energy consumption for heating, cooling, lighting, and other operational needs, as well as exploring renewable energy sources to power greenhouse operations.
This review article offers a comprehensive overview of greenhouse energy consumption, with the main goal of analyzing the present situation, identifying key challenges, exploring potential opportunities, and proposing future perspectives for decreasing energy usage in greenhouse environments. As the focus on sustainable agricultural practices grows, the need to reduce energy consumption in greenhouses becomes increasingly important. The review critically examines current technological models and strategies applied in smart greenhouse applications, as well as the monitoring of microclimatic conditions inside the greenhouse, encompassing factors such as temperature, humidity, CO2 levels, soil quality, and crop cultivation. Moreover, it aims to present existing literature that investigates the advancement of greenhouses toward achieving significant reductions in energy consumption.
Keywords
Smart Greenhouse; Optimization; Control; Zero energy
Subject
Engineering, Energy and Fuel Technology
Copyright:
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