Vertical farming with LED lighting-a new self-sustaining green industry
E. B. Stoneham & C. Cheng
XtremeLUX Corporation, Santa Clara, California, USA
ABSTRACT: Vertical farming saves space, saves water, and eliminates pesticides, herbicides, spoilage, and transportation costs. Moreover, thanks in part to LED lighting, vertical farming is becoming profitable in certain applications. This new industry can sustain itself and finance continued growth. We present important factors that enter into cost-of-ownership comparisons for particular cases. The analysis reveals how LED lighting contributes to economic feasibility and helps to explain why certain applications may be self-sustaining while others may not. Liturgy.
1 What is Vertical Farming? ...
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