Agriculture sector

Cogeneration Economics for Greenhouses in Europe

Cogeneration is a cost-effective technology, and modern greenhouses are considered one of the best applications for it due to their energy intensity. Taking into account that in such cases the production cost is significantly affected by the cost of …

Combined cooling heating and power systems in greenhouses. Grassroots and retrofit design

Modern greenhouses are good candidates for combined cooling, heating and power generation (CCHP) systems. An analytical framework to assess the affordability of such systems for two different problems, is proposed; (a) the grassroots problem, i.e. …