Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

SOLERAS solar-energy controlled-environment agriculture project

Conference ·
OSTI ID:5247706
Three commercial-size (5-ha), solar-powered, controlled-environment agriculture systems for hot, dry climates are described. The systems use brackish well water for cooling. The well water is desalinated for irrigation using reverse osmosis. Produce output ranges from 44 to 78 kg/m/sup 2/.yr with an overall water consumption of 8 to 139 L/kg produce and electric energy consumption of 111 to 790 Wh/kg produce. The levelized cost ranges from $1.14 to $8.07 per kg of produce.
Research Organization:
Solar Energy Research Inst., Golden, CO (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-77CH00178
OSTI ID:
5247706
Report Number(s):
SERI/TP-270-1588; CONF-820814-1; ON: DE82014266
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English