Organic solar powered greenhouse performance optimization and global economic opportunity
Eshwar Ravishankar, Ronald E. Booth, Joseph Hollingsworth, Harald Ade, Heike Sederoff, Joseph F. DeCarolis, Brendan O’Connor
Abstract
This work integrates greenhouse energy demand, solar power production, and plant growth modeling to assess the economic opportunity of organic solar powered greenhouses. Results show these systems have positive economic outlook across broad climates.
Topics & Concepts
GreenhouseEnvironmental scienceWork (physics)Production (economics)Solar energyEnvironmental economicsNatural resource economicsSolar powerPower (physics)EngineeringEconomicsElectrical engineeringMicroeconomicsMechanical engineeringHorticultureBiologyQuantum mechanicsPhysicsGreenhouse Technology and Climate ControlThermal Radiation and Cooling TechnologiesLight effects on plants