ISHS Acta Horticulturae 534: International Conference and British-Israeli Workshop on Greenhouse Techniques towards the 3rd Millennium
THE SOLAR GREENHOUSE: A SURVEY OF ENERGY SAVING METHODS |
| Authors: | A. Saye, W.K.P. van Loon, G.P.A. Bot, H.F. de Zwart |
| Keywords: | Energy saving, greenhouse climate simulation, heating systems |
| Abstract:
The solar greenhouse project is aimed at the development of a greenhouse concept for the Netherlands with zero-fossil energy consumption. The solar greenhouse is formulated as a combination of a low energy demand greenhouse, an energy recovery installation and an energy storage facility. In this paper, energy saving options such as new building materials, a dehumidifier, a heat pump and long term storage are studied. A simplified model is being developed in MATLAB to describe the total system. First calculations indicate that implementing the properties of the new building materials with high insulation, the installation of a dehumidifier, a heat pump and a storage system provides a significant reduction of the fossil energy use and an increase in the relative solar energy contribution to the total energy use. | |
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