Project: Efficient, Eco-Friendly, Sustainable Mediterranean Greenhouse Integrated with Artificial Intelligence, Hi-Tech Automation and Control System
| Acronym | SusMedHouse |
| Project Topic | The aim of SusMedHouse is to develop a sustainable greenhouse system to enhance the productivity and decrease consumption of resources through self-learning artificial intelligence (AI) with innovative greenhouse applications. To achieve this aim, following objectives will be realized: (1) understanding growers’ needs and common greenhouse crop requirements; (2) designing necessary conceptual system and sensor network; (3) developing the AI software; (4) developing user interface; (5) developing a decision support system (DSS); (6) developing innovative biodegradable growth media for cultivation; (7) developing new eco-friendly methods to fight pest and pathogens; (8) demonstrating the system integrity and compatibility on a medium scale greenhouse with AI; (9) optimising solar energy via developing Low-E and solar control coatings; (10) controlling nutrient leakage to prevent eutrophication; (11) testing the established smart greenhouse system on an aquaponic and hydroponic setup. To actualise these objectives, a 2000 m2 greenhouse will be built in Turkey with the following novel technologies. Machine learning AI will include greenhouse specialised optimization mechanisms and sensory network; DSS providing real time data and expected outcomes for actions, pest and pathogen monitoring, early warning system, condition optimiser algorithms, grid and market connected cost calculator; integrated pest and pathogen management owing to image processing and robotic tools. SusMedHouse will also include sunlight and lighting optimisation with the solar control coatings and Agro PV panels, real time biosensor and biodegradable growth media development from circular waste streams to diminish the resources used and boost the efficiency. All these systems will be developed with multidisciplinary approach by an experienced team, which is an adept combination of academics, R&D companies and an end-user. Experiments will be mainly focused on lettuce, tomatoes and pepper cultivation. |
| Network | PRIMA |
| Call | Section 1 Call 2019 - Farming Systems (Innovation Action) |
Project partner
| Number | Name | Role | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARTECS ANADOLU ARGE TEKNOLOJI MUHENDISLIK VE DANISMANLIK OZEL URETIM EGITIM ORGANIZASYON SANAYI IC VE DIS TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI, AR&TeCS | Coordinator | Türkiye |
| 2 | PTROTEUS Ltd, PTROTEUS Ltd | Partner | Egypt |
| 3 | Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Fraunhofer | Partner | Germany |
| 4 | Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto per i Sistemi Agricoli e Forestali del Mediterraneo, CNR-ISAFOM | Partner | Italy |
| 5 | Associação de Viticultores do Concelho de Palmela, AVIPE | Partner | Portugal |
| 6 | Water On Line Analysis Europe S.L, WOLA | Partner | Spain |
| 7 | Antalya Tarim Uretim Danismanlik ve Pazarlama A.S., Antalya Tarim | Partner | Türkiye |