climate chamber
Nijssen presents energy saving, mobile climate chamber
Nijssen will present the mobile climate chamber MyGrowthRoom at the GreenTech. With MyGrowthRoom cultivators and researchers will be able to efficiently optimise growth recipes and test new LED solutions.
Cultivation tests play a crucial role for cultivation under LED-lighting. Optimum light schedules and climate recipes improve the product quality and guarantee a good balance between growth cycle and energy bill. Research also shows that, for example, flavour, colour and texture can be influenced with LED-lighting. With MyGrowthRoom multiple cultivation trials can be carried out simultaneously under uniform conditions. The settings of a cultivation trial are easily saved as a recipe. MyGrowthRoom has a growing area of 6 m3, with a flexible layout and can be used with any cultivation system.
Integrated cooling and drying
Two air coolers take care of the integrated cooling, heating and drying of the cultivation room. This reduces the required cooling capacity. A separate air dryer is no longer needed. The integrated regulation allows for better manageable climate conditions in a broad temperature and RH range. With that, MyGrowthRoom is universally employable for tests with a large number of crops in every growth stage. Further energy saving is realized by storing the radiant heat from the LED lighting into a heat storage tank during the day. During the nighttime period this heat is reused to keep the room at the right temperature without extra electric heating.Various refrigeration innovations save up to 30 per cent of the energy use for cooling.
High-tech research facility
Nijssen is renowned for realising advanced climate chambers for a large number of universities and seed improvement companies. “All of the know-how from these high-tech research projects is combined in MyGrowthRoom," explains Edwin Snabel, business unit manager climate technology for Nijssen. "With MyGrowthRoom we offer professional cultivators the opportunity to do their own product research under the best possible circumstances.”
Nijssen can be visited in hall 8 at stand 133 during the GreenTech trade fair.
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Holland America Line to grow ‘live’ cresses on its new cruise ship
Holland America Line is entering into collaboration with the acclaimed Dutch grower Koppert Cress. The horticulture specialist aims to start growing micro-vegetables aboard HAL’s new cruise ship, the MS Koningsdam. The cresses will be grown in the ‘Cressomatic’, where the passengers can watch them grow during their cruise.
Cresses are the shoots of individual plants, each with a surprising impact on the senses. The micro-vegetables will be grown at the Culinary Arts Center aboard the MS Koningsdam, a new ocean liner with a capacity of 2,650 passengers. The cress grown in Koppert Cress’ vegetable garden will be added to the dishes ‘a la minute’ by the ship’s chefs, who will be preparing their unique meals in the open-plan kitchen. The cuisine is based on simple techniques based on traditional craftsmanship, allowing the guests to enjoy meals made with freshly grown ingredients during special dinners in ‘farm-to-table’ style.
Cressomatic
The Cressomatic for Holland America Line (HAL) will comprise three climate chambers with three cultivation tiers each. This will provide enough space for 441 containers that are filled by Koppert cress with seeds and cultivation medium. The crop will then finish growing practically on its own. The Cressomatic features an advanced climate control system, which regulates the temperature, humidity, light intensity (LED lighting) and irrigation fully automatically. The control systems and settings are based on Koppert Cress’ high-tech production greenhouse in Monster. The Cressomatic was developed in collaboration with PB Techniek. The system satisfies the stringent demands placed on hygiene and food safety applied by the cruise ship sector. Once sown, the little plants can be harvested in just about a fortnight. The various cresses have unique flavours, such as garlic, mustard and liquorice, for a special and outspoken culinary sensation.
Click here for a virtual tour of the Culinary Arts Center of MS Koningsdam.
Bron/foto: Koppert Cress.