Creating a uniform climate in the greenhouse helps increase the quality of the crops and contributes to reducing pest and disease occurrences. Curious about other advantages of having a climate-controlled greenhouse through an automated greenhouse system?
1) Precision environmental control in automated greenhouse:
Achieve precise control over temperature, humidity, light levels, CO₂ concentration, energy screens, and the opening of roof windows for optimal plant growth.
The greenhouse control system makes decisions on environmental control in the greenhouse based on the preset conditions and outdoor weather conditions.
2) Making use of real-time data:
Greenhouse sensors throughout the compartments will gather real-time data on environmental conditions, ensuring accurate and immediate control adjustments. The crops will receive the exact amount of resources based on what they truly need. This reduces the use of resources such as nutrients and energy (for heating and cooling).
3) Automated greenhouse ventilation optimization:
The greenhouse ventilation system can automatically adjust based on the plants’ current needs and the prevailing weather conditions, which optimizes the airflow within the greenhouse.
4) Efficient greenhouse irrigation management:
Based on sensor data, the greenhouse system or the grower can adjust the irrigation in the greenhouse, ensuring optimal water levels at the right moment, promoting efficient and healthy plant growth.
5) Precision fertilization strategies:
The greenhouse climate computer can implement precise fertilization strategies, allowing for tailored nutrient application based on plant requirements. This promotes optimal growth while minimizing resource wastage.
6) Energy efficiency strategies:
Implement crop growth algorithms and research-based strategies to optimize energy usage for heating, cooling, and lighting, contributing to energy efficiency and reduction of operational costs.
Dutch greenhouses aim to be climate neutral in 2040 and reducing the usage of fossil fuels and other energy sources are essential to achieve that target.
7) Data analysis for informed decisions & future decision-making:
The greenhouse environment control system gathers important data throughout the day and analyses historical data to make better decisions with machine learning in the future.
Not all greenhouse climate control systems provide this option. Search for advanced greenhouse climate control systems to find the suitable climate computer based on your needs.
8) Thorough greenhouse insights and recommendations:
Similar to above, advanced smart greenhouse climate control systems can provide insights and recommendations (both short term and long term) to growers based on data analysis to optimize cultivation practices and enhance overall efficiency.
9) Wireless communication:
Smart greenhouse climate control systems support wireless communication for connectivity between sensors throughout the greenhouse complex, sensors from the weather station outside of the greenhouse, actuators (fans, misting system etc), and the central control system.
This is important, as it ensures efficient data collection throughout the whole greenhouse. Also, it facilitates data exchange between the sensors and the greenhouse climate control system.
10) Remote monitoring and cloud-based solutions – saving every data point:
Because all the data is collected automatically and the growing system as well, growers can monitor and adjust settings remotely through a user-friendly interface. Data are automatically saved on cloud-based platforms for analysis and accessibility (meaning that the greenhouse data are saved and can not be lost).
Even when the grower is not present in the greenhouse, the person still can operate the greenhouse from a distance. With this feature of the greenhouse climate control system, a greenhouse production consultant can be hired from abroad that can control and give well-informed advice from a distance.
11) Alarms for quick intervention:
When the system measures an abnormal climate or irrigation value that has surpassed the pre-set deviation, a real alarm will be activated and/or a message will be sent to all connected devices. In this way, fast interventions can be taken by the grower to re-adjust the crucial growing factors such as the pH, EC and temperature.

