ISHS Acta Horticulturae 245: Engineering and Economic Aspects of Energy Saving in Protected Cultivation
ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF ENERGY SAVING IN GREENHOUSES: PHYSICAL CONSIDERATIONS |
| Authors: | L. Danloy, G.L. Munday, J.B. Gay, O. J. A. Mercier, A. Reist |
| Abstract:
An important result of experiments carried out over the past six years in a trial greenhouse at CERN (The European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva, Switzerland) was the development of a simple and precise method for calculating the energy requirements of a glasshouse; this is valid for any type of greenhouse and climate. An economic study is made using the above method for evaluating the financial effectiveness of various energy-saving methods: double glazing of the side walls, low emissivity glass 'Hortiplus' roofing, soil level heating and a thermal screen. | |
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