Solar energy storing rock-bed to heat an agricultural greenhouse

L. Gourdo, H. Fatnassi, R. Tiskatine, A. Wifaya, H. Demrati, A. Aharoune and L. Bouirden

Energy, 2019, vol. 169, issue C, 206-212

Abstract: The quality requirements of crops, particularly for export, are causing more and more Moroccan producers to consider heating their greenhouses. As the heating costs by conventional energy sources (coal, oil and natural gas) is too high, especially for developing countries, the use of renewable energy technologies and systems to heat the greenhouses have gained much attention in recent years. In this context, to maintain the optimum growth environment for plants, a solar energy storing rock-bed has been used to heat the ambient air inside a canarian type greenhouse. This system stores excess heat from the greenhouse during the day and restitutes it at night.

Keywords: Solar heating system; Rock-bed microclimate; Heating greenhouses; Solar energy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2018.12.036

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