Project description
Smart sensors for better wine
Never before has grape growing been so smart and precise. Viticulture is taking advantage of precision farming that is being used to increase crop yields and profits. However, there are obstacles related to expensive battery replacement in associated equipment. The EU-funded ORGEVINE project will develop a network of wireless autonomous sensors to provide real-time measurements of temperature and humidity. It also envisages reducing water and phytosanitary chemicals usage as well as the intensification of production yields. The project will integrate its patented non-toxic thermoelectric materials into prototype organic thermoelectric generators to power the low-cost sensors. The sensors will exploit the renewable energy source that is the temperature difference between soil and air to become self-powered.
Objective
ORGEVINE aims to reduce water and phytosanitary chemicals usage as well as enhancing production yield in the wine industry by developing a network of wireless autonomous sensors that will provide real time images of key field parameters such as temperature and humidity. This will be achieved by taking our patented non-toxic thermoelectric materials into prototype organic thermoelectric generators (OTEGs) that will power the low-cost sensors. By taking advantage of the ubiquitous renewable energy source that is the temperature difference between soil and air, the sensors will become self-powered, thus avoiding a major bottleneck in the Internet of Things, i.e. the costly battery replacement. This interdisciplinary project will constitute a key enabling step in the broad field of precision agriculture, as well as environment conservation (e.g. through forestry fire prevention).
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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- agricultural sciences agriculture, forestry, and fisheries agriculture horticulture viticulture
- engineering and technology environmental engineering energy and fuels renewable energy
- engineering and technology electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering electronic engineering sensors smart sensors
- agricultural sciences agriculture, forestry, and fisheries agriculture agronomy
- agricultural sciences agriculture, forestry, and fisheries forestry
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H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)
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28006 Madrid
Spain
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