Sustainable energy management for indoor farming in hot desert climates
Achieving food self-sufficiency in hot desert climates requires year-round farming, which is challenging due to extreme weather, water scarcity, and limited arable land. Indoor soil-less farming can mitigate these issues by reducing land and water use but increases operational complexity and electri...
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| author | Sanfilippo, Antonio Kafi, Abdellah Jovanovic, Raka Shannak, Sa’d Noormazlinah, Ahmad Wanik, Zamri |
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| description | Achieving food self-sufficiency in hot desert climates requires year-round farming, which is challenging due to extreme weather, water scarcity, and limited arable land. Indoor soil-less farming can mitigate these issues by reducing land and water use but increases operational complexity and electricity needs for cooling, impacting economic sustainability. This paper presents a resource management system using Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) to simplify operations and optimize resources, alongside techno-economic analysis for economic viability. A case study on hydroponic tomato farming in hot deserts demonstrates that beyond a crop yield threshold (24.022 kg/m
), significantly more energy is required for marginal yield increases (e.g., 18% more electricity for a 0.35% yield increase). Despite higher energy use, the techno-economic analysis shows a net present value increase even with unsubsidized electricity. Thus, optimizing energy alongside water and nutrients is crucial for economic sustainability in indoor farming. |
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| spelling | ump-426662024-11-19T05:24:47Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42666/ Sustainable energy management for indoor farming in hot desert climates Sanfilippo, Antonio Kafi, Abdellah Jovanovic, Raka Shannak, Sa’d Noormazlinah, Ahmad Wanik, Zamri TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TP Chemical technology Achieving food self-sufficiency in hot desert climates requires year-round farming, which is challenging due to extreme weather, water scarcity, and limited arable land. Indoor soil-less farming can mitigate these issues by reducing land and water use but increases operational complexity and electricity needs for cooling, impacting economic sustainability. This paper presents a resource management system using Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) to simplify operations and optimize resources, alongside techno-economic analysis for economic viability. A case study on hydroponic tomato farming in hot deserts demonstrates that beyond a crop yield threshold (24.022 kg/m ), significantly more energy is required for marginal yield increases (e.g., 18% more electricity for a 0.35% yield increase). Despite higher energy use, the techno-economic analysis shows a net present value increase even with unsubsidized electricity. Thus, optimizing energy alongside water and nutrients is crucial for economic sustainability in indoor farming. Elsevier 2024-11 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42666/1/Intro%20-%20Sustainable%20energy%20management%20for%20indoor%20farming%20in%20hot%20desert%20climates.pdf pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42666/2/Sustainable%20energy%20management%20for%20indoor%20farming%20in%20hot%20desert%20climates.pdf Sanfilippo, Antonio and Kafi, Abdellah and Jovanovic, Raka and Shannak, Sa’d and Noormazlinah, Ahmad and Wanik, Zamri (2024) Sustainable energy management for indoor farming in hot desert climates. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 71 (103958). pp. 1-12. ISSN 2213-1388. (Published) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2024.103958 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2024.103958 |
| spellingShingle | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TP Chemical technology Sanfilippo, Antonio Kafi, Abdellah Jovanovic, Raka Shannak, Sa’d Noormazlinah, Ahmad Wanik, Zamri Sustainable energy management for indoor farming in hot desert climates |
| title | Sustainable energy management for indoor farming in hot desert climates |
| title_full | Sustainable energy management for indoor farming in hot desert climates |
| title_fullStr | Sustainable energy management for indoor farming in hot desert climates |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustainable energy management for indoor farming in hot desert climates |
| title_short | Sustainable energy management for indoor farming in hot desert climates |
| title_sort | sustainable energy management for indoor farming in hot desert climates |
| topic | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TP Chemical technology |
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