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 …

During passive solar design of greenhouses, engineers usually encounter issues such as
building form parameter selection. Suitable parameters can help to reduce energy losses …

Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is today mandatory to limit the increase of ambient
temperature. This paper provides a numerical study of a thermal solar plant using a …

The quality requirements of crops, particularly for export, are causing more and more
Moroccan producers to consider heating their greenhouses. As the heating costs by …

The use of thermal solar energy for heating greenhouse in winter period, where climatic
conditions are unfavorable for the plant, is an important issue. In this paper, the performance …

Heating greenhouses is essential to provide favorable climatic conditions for growing plants
under cold periods. In this article, we have studied the performance of an Active Solar …

Heating greenhouses is indispensable for plant development particularly in winter when air
temperature is lower. In that sense, passive solar heating is a promising alternative …

In Mexico, there are regions where the temperature drops below the minimum threshold for
tomato cultivation (10° C), requiring the implementation of auxiliary equipment to heat …

Greenhouses need energy to create a suitable climate for crop production in winter period.
Renewable energy seems to be the appropriate and sustainable energy source to heat …

Heating greenhouse is indispensable for plant development particularly in winter when the
air temperature is lower. In that sense, root zone heating is more energy-saving than …