Review of energy efficiency in controlled environment agriculture

N Engler, M Krarti - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) applications, such as vertical farms and
plant factories, have the potential to shift food production to be close to urban centers …

Vertical farming: a summary of approaches to growing skywards

AM Beacham, LH Vickers… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Pressure on agricultural land from a rising global population is necessitating the
maximisation of food production per unit area of cultivation. Attention is increasingly turning …

[HTML][HTML] The embodied carbon emissions of lettuce production in vertical farming, greenhouse horticulture, and open-field farming in the Netherlands

T Blom, A Jenkins, RM Pulselli… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the past decades, various farming methods have evolved in response to the global
challenges of increasing food demands, decreasing availability of arable land, and climate …

A critical review on efficient thermal environment controls in indoor vertical farming

MS Ahamed, M Sultan, D Monfet, MS Rahman… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Indoor vertical farming (IVF) has expanded exponentially over the last couple of years and is
expected to have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25.9% from 2022 to 2029. IVF …

Energy optimisation of plant factories and greenhouses for different climatic conditions

T Weidner, A Yang, MW Hamm - Energy Conversion and Management, 2021 - Elsevier
The trend to localise food production promises reduced reliance on increasingly uncertain
global supply chains. Controlled-environment agriculture, in particular indoor vertical …

Consolidating the current knowledge on urban agriculture in productive urban food systems: Learnings, gaps and outlook

T Weidner, A Yang, MW Hamm - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
Urban agriculture is of increasing interest for tackling a range of environmental and social
issues of the current food systems. However, many questions remain unanswered regarding …

State of the art of urban smart vertical farming automation system: Advanced topologies, issues and recommendations

MHM Saad, NM Hamdan, MR Sarker - Electronics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The global economy is now under threat due to the ongoing domestic and international
lockdown for COVID-19. Many have already lost their jobs, and businesses have been …

How much food can we grow in urban areas? Food production and crop yields of urban agriculture: a meta‐analysis

FT Payen, DL Evans, N Falagán, CA Hardman… - Earth's …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Urban agriculture can contribute to food security, food system resilience and sustainability at
the city level. While studies have examined urban agricultural productivity, we lack systemic …

[HTML][HTML] Urban surface uses for climate resilient and sustainable cities: A catalogue of solutions

S Croce, D Vettorato - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021 - Elsevier
In the current scenario of massive urbanization and global climate change, the urban
surfaces and their characteristics have a key role, as they significantly influence the quality …

Model-based evaluation of greenhouse microclimate using IoT-Sensor data fusion for energy efficient crop production

RR Shamshiri, I Bojic, E van Henten… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Emission-free closed-field crop cultivation at a commercial scale necessitates microclimate
evaluation for embracing the production uncertainties and maximizing the returns. This …