SOLERAS - Solar Controlled Environment Agriculture Project. Final report, Volume 1. Project summary
A summary of the Solar Controlled Environment Agriculture Project is presented. The design of the greenhouses include transparent double pane glass roof with channels for fluid between the panes, inner pane tinted and double pane extruded acrylic aluminized mylar shade and diffuser. Solar energy technologies provide power for water desalination, for pumping irrigation water, and for cooling and heating the controlled environment space so that crops can grow in arid lands. The project is a joint effort between the United States and Saudi Arabia. (BCS)
- Research Organization:
- Midwest Research Inst., Kansas City, MO (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-83CH10093
- OSTI ID:
- 5122223
- Report Number(s):
- MRI/SOL-0800-01; ON: DE86001250
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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