SOLERAS - Solar Controlled Environment Agriculture Project. Final report, Volume 1. Project summary

Technical Report · Mon Dec 30 00:00:00 EST 1985

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5122223· OSTI ID:5122223

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 Institute, Kansas City, MO (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-83CH10093
• OSTI ID: 5122223
• Report Number(s): MRI/SOL-0800-01; ON: DE86001250
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products. Original copy available until stock is exhausted
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
ARID LANDS
GREENHOUSES
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
AGRICULTURE
DESALINATION
DOUBLE GLAZING
INSOLATION
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
IRRIGATION
SAUDI ARABIA
SOLAR CELL ARRAYS
SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE
USA
ASIA
BUILDINGS
COOPERATION
COVERINGS
DEMINERALIZATION
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
GLAZING
HEATING SYSTEMS
INDUSTRY
NORTH AMERICA
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
Geothermal Legacy
140901* - Solar Thermal Utilization- Space Heating & Cooling
151000 - Geothermal Energy- Direct Energy Utilization
140501 - Solar Energy Conversion- Photovoltaic Conversion
320300 - Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization- Industrial & Agricultural Processes