Controlled Environment Agriculture (PA Technology) - Revision history

Axel Heinemann at 08:44, 15 December 2014

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Franz Schreier at 11:32, 10 December 2014

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{{Powering Agriculture Technology Database
|PAT quality check=Yes
|PAT Name=Controlled Environment Agriculture
|PAT Picture=CEA.jpg
|PAT Type Alternative=Alternative Methodology
|PAT Description=Controlled-environment agriculture (CEA) is any agricultural technology that enables the grower to manipulate a crop's environment to the desired conditions. CEA technologies include greenhouse, hydroponics, aquaculture, and aquaponics. Controlled variables include temperature, humidity, pH, and nutrient analysis.
A February 2011 article in the magazine, ""Science Illustrated"" states, :In commercial agriculture, CEA can increase efficiency, reduce pests and diseases, and save resources.... Replicating a conventional farm with computers and LED lights is expensive but proves cost-efficient[citation needed] in the long run by producing up to 20 times as much high-end, pesticidee-free produce as a similar size plot of soil. Fourteen thousand square feet of closely monitored plants produce 15 million seedlings annually at the solar-powered factory. Such factories will be necessary to meet urban China's rising demand for quality fruits and vegetables.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled-environment_agriculture
|PAT Technology Application Solar=Solar
|PAT Value Controlled Atmosphere=Controlled Atmosphere
|PAT Value Controlled Temperature=Controlled Temperature
|PAT Actions Other=N/A
|PAT Commodity Fruits Vegetables=Fruits and vegetables
|PAT Commodity Stimulants=Stimulants
|PAT Commodity Spices=Spices
|PAT Dev Region Worldwide=Region
|PAT Dev Region Europe=Europe & Central Asia
|PAT Dev Country Europe=Netherlands
|PAT Dev Region North America=North America
|PAT Dev Country North America=United States of America
|PAT Dev Region Not Available=
|PAT Dep Region Worldwide=Region
|PAT Dep Region East Asia=East Asia & The Pacific
|PAT Dep Region Europe=Europe & Central Asia
|PAT Dep Region Middle East=Middle East & North Africa
|PAT Dep Region North America=North America
|PAT Dep Region Not Available=
|PAT Dep Pot Region Worldwide=Worldwide
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|PAT Dep Pot Country Africa=
|PAT Dep Pot Region East Asia=
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|PAT Dep Pot Region Europe=
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|PAT Dep Pot Region Latin America=
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|PAT Dep Pot Region North America=
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|PAT Manufacturers=N/A
|PAT Economics=Economics has to be evaluated in each project; In some cases very profitable;
|PAT Technology Development Level=Still a lot of Research and development is required;
Pilot projects and first implementation;

|PAT Maintenance=Still high: Technology can only be maintained through its life cycle with uncommon tools and requires trained professionals for maintenance;
|PAT Infrastructure=Research and more project experiences;
|PAT Required Resources Manufacture=Metals, plastics, electronics;
|PAT Required Resources Operation=So far, most of the CEA operations require a lot of resources for its operation, energy (electricity and heat), fertilizer and feed;
|PAT Deployment Level=Local availability;
|PAT Deployment Capability=Worldwide;
|PAT Requirements for Deployment=Research for more ecological approaches with less requirement of resources, development of closed loop CEA's based on renewable energies and local cycles of matter and materials;
|PAT Relevance Autonomy=High, if energy efficient, energy independent (based on renewables) and local cycles of matter are implemented;
|PAT Environment Impacts=High: direct and indirect emissions;
Has the potential to become low: no direct emissions but indirect emissions;
|PAT Bio-Cybernetic=Has the potential to fulfill conformity, if resource issues are solved;
|PAT Links=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled-environment_agriculture

http://ag.arizona.edu/ceac/

http://www.except.nl/en/#.en.projects.1-polydome

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building-integrated_agriculture

https://practicalaction.org/vegetable-production-under-protective-structures
|PAT Category=Growing Environment
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|PAT Cooling=
|PAT Wind=
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|PAT Humans=
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 {{Powering Agriculture Technology Database
 |PAT Name=Controlled Environment Agriculture
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 |PAT Type Alternative=Alternative Methodology
 |PAT Description=Controlled-environment agriculture (CEA) is any agricultural technology that enables the grower to manipulate a crop's environment to the desired conditions. CEA technologies include greenhouse, hydroponics, aquaculture, and aquaponics. Controlled variables include temperature, humidity, pH, and nutrient analysis.
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 |PAT Technology Development Level=Still a lot of Research and development is required;
 Pilot projects and first implementation;
 |PAT Maintenance=Still high: Technology can only be maintained through its life cycle with uncommon tools and requires trained professionals for maintenance;
 |PAT Infrastructure=Research and more project experiences;
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 |PAT Deployment Capability=Worldwide;
 |PAT Requirements for Deployment=Research for more ecological approaches with less requirement of resources, development of closed loop CEA's based on renewable energies and local cycles of matter and materials;
 |PAT Relevance Autonomy=High, if energy efficient, energy independent (based on renewables) and local cycles of matter are implemented;
 |PAT Environment Impacts=High: direct and indirect emissions;
 Has the potential to become low: no direct emissions but indirect emissions;
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 https://practicalaction.org/vegetable-production-under-protective-structures
 |PAT Category=Growing Environment
 |PAT Pumping=