NOVAGRIC has developed in collaboration with Tecnalia a new innovation project that solves the critical points of vertical farming, increasing the profitability of this type of installations.<\/p>\n
The project, which began its design and conceptualization phase in 2020, is supported and financed by the CDTI (Center for the Development of Industrial Technology) and the Ministry of Science and Innovation.<\/p>\n
The study and development of this new architectural model called Vertical Sunning, with a passive solar design that uses intelligent light and water strategies to maximize the efficiency of the system, has been carried out over two years.<\/p>\n
“To design the structure, we have used innovative Ray Tracing technologies that seek to optimize PAR radiation capture and homogenize the distribution of light to the crops that will be located inside it.<\/em> says Juan Pardo, head of innovation at Novagric.<\/p>\n The Vertical Sunning<\/strong> project arises from this growing demand for healthy and local food production. This need to provide local food to the inhabitants locally, without resorting to massive imports of products, is increasing the demand for new, more sustainable agricultural systems that can provide food anywhere.<\/p>\n This R&D project also aims to provide a new solution to the critical points of the technology of Vertical Farming systems currently in use, mainly the high energy cost due to artificial lighting installations.<\/p>\nA more efficient alternative to vertical cultivation systems<\/h3>\n