ENEA.en

Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
ENEA Atlas for development cooperation

Technologies list

Sustainable low-enthalpy air conditioning for greenhouse

For achieving the objectives:
goal 7
goal 13

Description

ENEA has developed a sustainable low-enthalpy air conditioning system for greenhouse cooling/heating. Heating occurs through radiant heating tubes which can be coupled to heat pumps.

The system can exploit the near-surface geothermal sources, small-depth and low-temperature (<100°C) ones, available in some geographical areas such as Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia.

An alternative supply can be warm wastewater deriving from industrial processes that can be recycled in a circular economy perspective.

Such technology can be transferred and adjusted to meet the needs of developing countries.

Benefits and Advantages:

  • Greenhouse production with low environmental impact
  • Use of renewable energy sources
  • Lower fossil fuel energy consumption and reduction of carbon dioxide emissions
  • Continuous crop cycles
  • Cost-effectiveness
  • Lower thermal pollution from geothermal water and/or warm industrial wastewater

ENEA Service:

  • Technology transfer
  • Technical support
  • Consulting
  • Training
  • Design

ENEA Activities:

MODEM Project: Closed and controlled greenhouse model for South Sicily.

INNOVA Project: Innovation and valorisation of energy efficiency in Agroindustry.

Sectors

232 - Energy generation, renewable sources
23260 - Geothermal energy

SDGs Target

7.1 Ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services, 7.2 Increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix
Low temperature greenhouses+
Low temperature geothermally-heated greenhouses.
PDF version

Refecences

Energy Efficiency Unit Department

Contacts

Published: 27/04/2020
Feedback