Descrizione del progetto
Lampade da coltivazione che si regolano in base alle esigenze delle piante
Le colture possono crescere verticalmente, impilate in strati di superfici inclinate in senso verticale. L’agricoltura verticale può aumentare la produzione di frutta e verdura e le operazioni agricole. In questo contesto, il progetto FarMind, finanziato dall’UE, renderà redditizie le aziende agricole verticali indoor riducendo la bolletta energetica per l’illuminazione fino al 75 %. In particolare, il progetto sta sviluppando lampade intelligenti che possono regolare la luce emessa per soddisfare le esigenze esatte della pianta sotto di loro. Questo nuovo LED Grow Light System è basato sull’IA e risponde alle reali esigenze fotosintetiche di una pianta. Il nuovo modello dovrebbe rendere redditizia l’agricoltura verticale indoor come soluzione urbana per colture prodotte in modo sostenibile.
Obiettivo
At Laava Tech, we are determined to make vertical farming a profitable and sustainable business to feed the increasing population in growing urban areas. It is crucial for vertical farmers to save energy and cut down on lighting costs, since the vast majority of their revenues are used to pay the electricity bill. As a result, only very few vertical farms are profitable today. Our solution, FarMind is an entirely new LED Grow Light System based on AI, capable of adjusting the light emitted by each LED light of a farm to match the exact needs of the plant lit underneath. FarMind reduces the lighting energy bill of vertical farms by up to 75% (vs LED grow lights), whilst increasing crop yields by up to 20%. Unlike other LED grow light technologies, which focus on light efficiency and crop optimisation, FarMind focuses on the real photosynthetic need of the plant. FarMind will revolutionise the vertical farming industry by vastly increasing its profitability. We will provide a drop-in solution, compatible with the existing infrastructure for our customers, indoor farmers. Our main revenue model will be based on providing FarMind as a service to leading farms. Our model will not only allow farmers continued access to the best technology, but also give them an immediate return on investment. Thanks to FarMind, vertical farming will be able to overcome its final growing pain to transition from niche solution to leading urban supplier of sustainably produced fruit and vegetables.
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H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020-3
Meccanismo di finanziamento
SME-2b - SME Instrument (grant only and blended finance)Coordinatore
74018 VIIMSI VLAD
Estonia
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