A review on opportunities for implementation of solar energy technologies in agricultural greenhouses

S Gorjian, F Calise, K Kant, MS Ahamed… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The greenhouse industry is an energy-intensive sector with a heavy reliance on fossil fuels,
contributing to substantial greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Addressing this issue, the …

Agricultural greenhouses: Resource management technologies and perspectives for zero greenhouse gas emissions

C Maraveas, CS Karavas, D Loukatos, T Bartzanas… - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
Resource management in agriculture is considered a pivotal issue because greenhouse
farming and agriculture-related activities generate about 10–29% of all global greenhouse …

Recent advances in net-zero energy greenhouses and adapted thermal energy storage systems

S Gorjian, H Ebadi, G Najafi, SS Chandel… - Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
In agricultural greenhouses, employment of energy-saving strategies along with alternative
energy sources has been identified as a potential solution to address the intensive energy …

Assessing heating and cooling needs of hydroponic sheltered system in mediterranean climate: A case study sustainable fodder production

S Bouadila, S Baddadi, S Skouri, R Ayed - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Supplying the heating and cooling needs of a soilless vertical farming system for an
intensive and sheltered fodder production system is explored. This paper describes a full …

Phase change materials for thermal energy storage applications in greenhouses: A review

S Nishad, I Krupa - Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 2022 - Elsevier
Greenhouses represent one of the largest energy-demanding sectors, requiring energy for
indoor environment control for plant growth and crop yield. Thermal energy storage using …

Phase change materials applied in agricultural greenhouses

M Mu, S Zhang, S Yang, Y Wang - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
The agricultural greenhouse section takes up the largest part of total final energy
consumption in agriculture in the majority of countries. This review focuses on the …

Performance study of a sustainable solar heating system based on a copper coil water to air heat exchanger for greenhouse heating

I Ihoume, R Tadili, N Arbaoui, A Bazgaou, A Idrissi… - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar energy plays an important role in addressing greenhouse gas emissions in the
agricultural sector. In this context, this paper studies the performance of a solar copper coil …

A novel approach for solar greenhouse air temperature and heating load prediction based on Laplace transform

L Huang, L Deng, A Li, R Gao, L Zhang… - Journal of Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Solar greenhouses have provided favorable microclimates for improving and increasing
crop production. As a significant factor of microclimates, greenhouse indoor air temperature …

Experimental assessment of a greenhouse with and without PCM thermal storage energy and prediction their thermal behavior using machine learning algorithms

A Badji, A Benseddik, H Bensaha, A Boukhelifa… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
This research paper focuses on the design, fabrication, and experimental investigation of a
thermal energy storage unit utilizing phase change materials (PCMs) for greenhouses. The …

Solar air heater with underground latent heat storage system for greenhouse heating: Performance analysis and machine learning prediction

A Badji, A Benseddik, A Boukhelifa, H Bensaha… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
The increasing demand for renewable energy sources in greenhouse heating, driven by the
high cost of fossil fuels, has prompted the exploration of various alternatives, such as solar …