ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF REGIONAL GREENHOUSE DEVELOPMENT INTERMEDIATE RESEARCH REPORT

ISHS Acta Horticulturae 245: Engineering and Economic Aspects of Energy Saving in Protected Cultivation

ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF REGIONAL GREENHOUSE DEVELOPMENT INTERMEDIATE RESEARCH REPORT

Authors:

C. Haberman, A.L. Szeskin, Y. Segal

Abstract:
The purpose of the research is to evaluate various technologies using renewable and conventional energy resources in greenhouses in developing regions of Israel.

The research includes the following topics:

Horticulture crops to be grown in protected environment.
Heating technologies: geothermal and solar energy compared to conventional energy resources.
Various greenhouse structures.
Cost-benefit analysis of various alternatives.

Agroclimatic conditions relevant for protected cultivation will be presented in a systematic form.

The methodology applied in the research is based on a matrix model. The model will be applied by developing a personal computer programme.

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