LAPSE:2023.26097
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LAPSE:2023.26097
Sustainable Protected Cropping: A Case Study of Seasonal Impacts on Greenhouse Energy Consumption during Capsicum Production
Premaratne Samaranayake, Weiguang Liang, Zhong-Hua Chen, David Tissue, Yi-Chen Lan
March 31, 2023
Sustainable food production in protected cropping is increasing rapidly in response to global climate change and population growth. However, there are significant knowledge gaps regarding energy consumption while achieving optimum environmental conditions for greenhouse crop production. A capsicum crop cultivated in a high-tech greenhouse facility in Australia was analysed in terms of relationships between key environmental variables and the comparative analysis of energy consumption during different seasons. We showed that daily energy consumption varied due to the seasonal nature of the external environment and maintenance of optimal growing temperatures. Total power consumption reported throughout the entire crop cycle for heating (gas hot water system) and cooling (pad and fan) was 12,503 and 5183 kWh, respectively; hence, heating consumed ca. 70% of the total energy requirement over the 8-month growing period (early spring to late autumn) in the greenhouse facility. Regressions of daily energy consumption within each season, designated either predominantly for heating or cooling, indicated that energy consumption was 14.62 kWh per 1 °C heating and 2.23 kWh per 1 °C cooling. Therefore, changing the planting date to late spring is likely to significantly reduce heating energy costs for greenhouse capsicum growers in Australia. The findings will provide useful guidelines to maximise the greenhouse production of capsicum with better economic return by taking into consideration the potential optimal energy saving strategy during different external environment conditions and seasons.
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Capsicum annum L., crop yield, energy use efficiency, greenhouse horticulture, sustainable food production
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Samaranayake P, Liang W, Chen ZH, Tissue D, Lan YC. Sustainable Protected Cropping: A Case Study of Seasonal Impacts on Greenhouse Energy Consumption during Capsicum Production. (2023). LAPSE:2023.26097
Author Affiliations
Samaranayake P: School of Business, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia [ORCID]
Liang W: National Vegetable Protected Cropping Centre, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia
Chen ZH: School of Science, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia; Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia
Tissue D: Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia [ORCID]
Lan YC: School of Business, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia [ORCID]
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Energies
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13
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17
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E4468
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2020
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2020-08-30
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1996-1073
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